California Creek Placer

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

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: California Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Platinum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Bonnifield

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1910
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

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Unknown: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Development): HAND MINING REPORTED IN 1910, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN CARRIED ON IN OTHER YEARS AS WELL. MINED IN 1975 BY 6" SUCTION DREDGE JIG, PANNER, AND D-8 BULLDOZER.

Comment (Geology): VALLEY COMPRISED OF 3 BASINS SEPERATED BY RIDGES OF SCHIST THROUGH WHICH CREEK HAS CUT CANYONS HUNDREDS OF FEET DEEP. NUMEROUS QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IN TWO CANYONS IS SCHIST; REST OF COURSE IN GRAVEL, SAND, AND LIGNITE. ; REG.COM: QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHIST AT HEAD OF CREEK MAY HAVE BEEN SOURCE OF GOLD.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-410, LOC. 66, 67. MINING 5 MILES ABOVE CONFLUENCE WITH REX CREEK, WHERE CREEK ENTERS CANYON CUT IN SCHIST. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR UPPER PLACER, LOCATION 67. TRIBUTARY OF TOTATLANIKA RIVER. 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 (Deposit): GOLD IN STREAM GRAVELS ON SCHIST BEDROCK. PAY SPOTTY AND DISCONTINUOUS. GRAVEL ABOUT 6 FT. DEEP. DEPOSITS SAID TO BE TOO LEAN FOR HAND MINING. PLATINUM FOUND IN PLACERS. PLACERS WHERE CREEK ENTERS CANYON BETWEEN MIDDLE AND LOWER BASINS. COLORS FOUND IN MANY PARTS OF BASIN.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT IN BASINS UNDER 100 FT. PER MILE; GRADIENT IN CANYONS ABOUT 200 FT. PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-410 (A-4), LOC. 66, 67

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 501, P. 44, 46

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 662, P. 380-81, 383

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