The Davis Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Davis Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Davis Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fortymile
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1888
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
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 76. PLACER PAYSTREAK LOWER 1 MILE OF DAVIS CR. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR DISCOVERY CLAIM, APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH WALKER FK. 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.
Comment (Development): INTERMITTANT MINING REPORTED 1910-34. MINED BY OPEN CUT. CREEK MINED OUT BY 1936
Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN CREVICES IN DECOMPOSED BEDROCK AND IN GRAVEL JUST ABOVE BEDROCK. OVERBURDEN 6-12 FEET THICK; 5-10 FEET OF GRAVEL OVERLAIN BY 1-2 FT. OF MUCK. QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN FREE GOLD.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS QUARTZ-MICA AND QUARTZITE SCHIST CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS THAT FOLLOW CLEAVAGE. ; REG.COM: SOURCE OF GOLD IS QUARTZ VEINS CUTTING SCHIST.
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 300 FEET PER MILE. HEAD OF CREEK IN YUKON TERR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (A-1), LOC. 76
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 897-C, P. 157-159.
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