Omega Creek Placer

The Omega Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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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: Omega Creek Placer
Secondary: Alpha Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hot Springs

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

Owner Name: Lloyd Hubbard, C/O Manley Hot Springs, Ak. 99756, (Bulldozer), Martin H. Ott, 322 N. Boundary, Fa

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Discovery Year: 1899
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

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Zircon
Gangue: Picotite
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Pyrite
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Development): MINING 1901 THROUGH AT LEAST 1975. OPEN-CUT, GROUNDSLUICING, AND HYDRAULICKING METHODS REPORTED.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN STREAM GRAVEL AND IN BENCH GRAVEL CLOSE TO CREEK. GRAVEL 5-10 FT. BENEATH MUCK OF VARIABLE THICKNESS. ON BENCH, PAY GRAVELS SAID TO BE FOUND OVER A DISTANCE OF MORE THAN 2 MILES.

Comment (Geology): SW SIDE OF VALLEY IS STEEP; NW SIDE IS GENTLE. BEDROCK STRIKES N 70 E AND DIPS STEEPLY N. UPPER (PAY) PART OF CREEK COURSE ALONG STRIKE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK MAINLY LOWER CRETACEOUS BLACK SLATE; QUARTZITE IN VALLEY WALL TO SOUTH.

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FT. PER MILE. DISCOVERY CLAIM 8 CLAIM LENGHTS BELOW ALPHA CREEK. CREEK COURSE ALTERED BY WATER DITCH AND TAILINGS PILES. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 38. PLACER GROUND IN SW FLOWING HEADWATER SECTION OF OMEGA CREEK. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR CONFLUENCE WITH ALPHA CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (A-1), LOC. 38

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 844-D, P. 203-04, 238

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 337, P. 82, 91, 98

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 259, P. 115

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