The Gold Run Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Gold Run Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Gold Run 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
Year First Production: 1925
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: BASALT SAMPLE NEAR HEAD CONTAINED 1.6 PPM AU.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Development): PLACER GOLD MINED BY OPEN CUT AND AUTOMATIC DAM IN EARLY 1900'S.
Comment (Deposit): CONSIDERABLE PLACER GOLD MINED IN GRAVEL ABOUT 12 FT. DEEP.
Comment (Geology): NEAR CREEK HEAD BASALT IS IN CONTACT WITH TERTIARY? CONGLOMERATE. LOCALLY BOTH FINE-GRAINED FELSIC AND MAFIC HYPABYSSAL AND VOLCANIC ROCKS OCCUR. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS A COARSE SCHISTOSE SANDY QUARTZITE OF PROBABLE PALEOZOIC AGE, INTRUDED BY GRANITIC ROCKS.
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 150 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 42. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR PLACER GROUND NEAR MOUTH. CABIN RUINS FURTHER UPSTREAM (SEE EAGLE D-2) MAY INDICATE MINING AS MUCH AS 3 MILES UPSTREAM. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-393-42
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 538, P. 80.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 1312-M, P. M19.
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (C-4), LOC. 42.
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