The Canyon Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Canyon Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Canyon Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
District: Eagle
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: R
Description: Tintina Fault
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cinnabar
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 26. NEAR MOUTH OF CANYON CREEK, 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF SEVENTYMILE RIVER FALLS LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): SMALL SCALE MINING, 1912. USGS TRENCHING AND TEST PITTING IN 1942 FOUND NO CINNABAR IN BEDROCK AND SMALL AMOUNTS IN GRAVEL.
Comment (Deposit): PLACER GOLD AND CINNABAR RECOVERED NEAR MOUTH.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS SCHIST FROM MOUTH UPSTREAM FOR 1,500 FT; NEXT 6,000 FT. IS TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE AND SANDSTONE.
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 500 FT. PER MILE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (D-2), LOC. 26.
Reference (Deposit): USBM INF. CIRC 8131, P 50-51.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-26
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