The Rhode Island 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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Rhode Island Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rhode Island Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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
Not available
Workings
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Ownership
Owner Name: Rhode Island Cr. Mines
Home Office: Archie W. Prindle, Manley Hot Springs, Ak 99756
Years: 1975 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 39. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR CENTER OF PLACER GROUND. BENCH MINE MARKED ON TANANA (A-1) LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): GOLD DISCOVERED IN EARLY 1900'S. MAJOR MINING 1931-40. STREAM MINED BY DRIFTING AND OPEN CUT. BENCHES MINED BY HYDRAULIC METHODS. MINED BY BULLDOZERS AND SLUICING IN 1975.
Comment (Geology): CREEK FLOWS ACCROSS STRIKE OF BEDROCK. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS LOWER CRETACEOUS PHYLLITE WITH QUARTZ STRINGERS.
Comment (Deposit): GOLD ON OR IN CRACKS IN TOP FEW FEET OF BEDROCK. OVERBURDEN 10-18 FT. THICK.
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT IN MINING AREA ABOUT 200 FT. PER MILE. NO DATA ON PRODUCTION; PROBABLY IN 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF OUNCES. ; 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.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 844-D, P. 199-201
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (A-1), LOC. 39
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