Mission Creek Placer

The Mission 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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Site Name

Primary: Mission Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

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
Discovery Year: 1898
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

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Monazite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Anatase

Comments

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 50 FEET 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.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 33. ABOUT .5 MILES UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE OF EXCELSIOR AND MISSION CREEKS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MINING REPORTED IN 1936. GOLD COULD NOT BE PROFITABLY RECOVERED AT 1938 PRICES.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRAVELS CONTAIN GOLD.

Comment (Geology): STREAM CROSSES A BELT OF TERTIARY CONTINENTAL ROCKS DERIVED FROM OLDER METAMORPHIC AND GRANITIC ROCKS. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK COMPOSED OF SLATE, SANDSTONE, CONGLOMERATE, LIMESTONE, AND COAL.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 316, P. 7, 9.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (D-1), LOC. 33.

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