Gold Run Placer

The Gold Run Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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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