Gold King Creek Placer

The Gold King Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Gold King Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Bonnifield

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Ore: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-410, LOCATIONS 80, 81, AND 82. PLACERS ALONG GOLD KING CREEK FROM LATITUDES 64 DEGREES 02' TO 64 DEGREES 06' 30. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR PLACER MINE MARKED ON SE CORNER OF FAIRBANKS (A-3). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT 100-150 FT. PER MILE. LOCATION DISCRIPTION FOR ENTIRE LENGTH OF GOLD KING CREEK SOUTH OF LATITUDE 64 DEGREES 06' 30 TO END OF QUAD. ; 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.

Comment (Development): INTERMITTANT MINING REPORTED FROM 1903 TO 1940. ALL MINING DONE BY OPEN CUTS. ATTEMPT AT LARGE-SCALE HYDRAULIC MINING UNSUCCESSFUL. DITCHES OF LENGTHS 2, 2.5, 6.5, AND 1 MILE BUILT.

Comment (Geology): STREAM HEADS IN HIGH RIDGE OF QUARTZ-FELDSPAR SCHISTS, THROUGH WHICH IT HAS CUT A DEEP NOTCH. STREAM FLOWS 10 MILES THROUGH TERTIARY HIGH GRAVELS (NENANA GRAVEL) AND COAL-BEARING ROCKS. VALLEY INCISED 1,200 TO 1,800 FT. BELOW THE SURFACES OF THE RIDGES TO THE EAST AND WEST. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IN AREAS MINED MAINLY CLAY. ; REG.COM: GOLD THOUGHT TO BE RECONCENTRATED FROM NENANA GRAVEL.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IS FOUND EITHER IN STREAM GRAVELS OR ON SOFT CLAYEY BEDROCK; GROUND 2-8 FT. DEEP. HIGH GRAVELS ARE AURIFEROUS. IN PLACES GOLD IS FOUND IN 4 TO 5 FT. OF GRAVEL; IN OTHER PLACES IT IS MOSTLY NEAR THE CLAY BEDROCK.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-410, LOCATIONS 80, 81, AND 82.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 501, P. 44, 49-51.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 314, P. 212.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 662, P. 400-401

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