American Creek Placer

The American 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: American Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: REE

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: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1896
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FINENESS AVERAGES 865 PARTS AU AND 130 PARTS AG. SEE REF. 3, P. 255

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Barite
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Rutile
Unknown: Monazite

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 35, 37. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR DISCOVERY CLAIM AT THE MOUTH OF DISCOVERY FORK LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MOST OF MINING BY GROUNDSLUICING OVERBURDEN AND SHOVELING INTO SLUICE BOXES. A HYDRAULIC PLANT OPERATED 1903-04. MINED IN 1975 BY BULLDOZER.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD MAINLY ON AND IN CREVICES IN UPPER PART OF DECOMPOSED BEDROCK. OVERBURDEN AVERAGES 14 FT. IN THICKNESS. GOLD BEARING QUARTZ VEINS FOUND NEAR HEAD.

Comment (Geology): MAIN STREAM AND 2 HEADWATER TRIBUTARIES FLOW IN NARROW V-SHAPED VALLEYS. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK FOR 5 MILES UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH IS TERTIARY SEDIMENTARY ROCKS. FURTHER UPSTREAM BEDROCK IS A COMPLEX ASSEMBLAGE OF METAMORPHOSED PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS AND GREENSTONE. NEAR CONFLUENCE OF FORKS BEDROCK IS SERPENTINE CUT BY BASIC DIKES. ; REG.COM: GOLD DERIVED FROM QUARTZ VEINS.

Comment (Deposit): CREEK FALLS 3,000 FT. FROM HEAD TO MOUTH, GRADIENT 100-200 FT. PER MILE. DESCRIPTION REPRESENTS ENTIRE LENGTH OF AMERICAN CR. AND ITS 2 HEADWATER FORKS FROM HEAD TO MOUTH. ; 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 (C-1), LOC. 37.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 897-C, P. 199-201

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 917-D, P. 255.

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.