Fox Creek Placer

The Fox Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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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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Site Name

Primary: Fox Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska
District: Eagle

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1939
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FINENESS OF 5 ASSAYS AVERAGED 882 PARTS AU AND 109 PARTS AG. SEE REF. 3, P. 254.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite

Comments

Comment (Development): MINING REPORTED 1912-39. HYDRAULIC MINING ONLY METHOD REPORTED.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN STREAM AND BENCH GRAVEL BELOW LUCKY GULCH. MINING IN 1936 WAS ON A BENCH 70 FT. ABOVE CREEK, ON EAST SIDE OF CREEK JUST BELOW LUCKY GULCH. BENCH ABOUT 100 FT. WIDE; 4 FT. OF ROUNDED GRAVEL ON TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE BEDROCK, OVERLAIN BY 4-11 FT. OF MUCK AND FINE GRAVEL.

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS MAINLY TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE WITH INTERBEDDED SANDSTONE AND SHALE. ; REG.COM: ALL GOLD DOWNSTREAM FROM LUCKY GULCH CONFLUENCE. SOURCE THOUGHT TO BE AURIFEROUS AREA OF TERTIARY CONGLOMERATE NEAR HEAD OF LUCKY GULCH.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 30. 1-3 MILES NORTH OF SEVENTYMILE RIVER. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR CENTRAL POINT OF PLACER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

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. 30

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-30

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 897-C, P. 198-199

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 917-D, P. 254.

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