Grant Creek Placer

The Grant 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: Grant Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska
District: Melozitna

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
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 ABOUT 866 PARTS AU

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite

Comments

Comment (Development): SPORADIC SMALL-SCALE MINING FROM 1909 TO ABOUT 1975. DRAGLINE OPERATED FULL SEASON, 1938. PRODUCTION PROBABLY SMALL.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN STREAM PLACER. DEPTH TO BEDROCK 5-30 FT.. PLACER TIN SAID TO HAVE BEEN COLLECTED IN 1929.

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS A COMPLEX OF INTENSELY FOLDED CAMBRIAN OR ORDOVICIAN SCHIST, LIMESTONE, QUARTZITE, AND GREENSTONE.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FT. PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 15. PLACER MINE MARKED ON TANANA (A-6), 2 MILES NORTH OF THE YUKON RIVER AT CONFLUENCE OF GRANT AND MONDAY CREEKS. 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.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 239, P. 16

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 535, P. 34.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (A-6), LOC. 15

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