Moose Creek Placer

The Moose Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 292 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Moose Creek Placer
Secondary: Nigger Baby

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ruby

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

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Year: 1961
Mined: 2222.000 mt

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Placer
Discovery Year: 1920
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: ONE ASSAY SHOWED FINENESS 842.5 PARTS AU AND 152 PARTS AG.

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS Mf-405, Loc. 36. Placer Ground In Lower Part Of Valley. Coordinates Given For Infered Center Of Placer Ground. 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 1920; Pay Streak Located In 1931. Mining Reported 1929-39. Mined Primarily By Drifting; One Open Cut Mining Operation Reported.

Comment (Deposit): Gold Found In The Uppermost 12 To 18 Inches Of Decomposed Bedrock, Particularly Where Overlying Gravel Is Either Scarce Or Absent. Gold In Old Channels On Bench Along The SE Side Of Valley About 300 Feet From Moose Creek. Ground Deep; 55 Ft. On One Claim. Pay Streak 50-60 Ft. Wide; Ran About $.40 Per Ft2 Of Bedrock; Some Rich Spots Ran $3-$5 Per Ft2 (Au At $20.67 Oz). Old Bedrock Channels Under SE Valley Slope Are Not Related To Present Stream Course.

Comment (Workings): Shafts Sunk 50-60 Feet To Bedrock For Drift Mining. Old Channels Were Extensively Mined From Shafts And Drifts.

Comment (Geology): Valley Asymmetrical, Broad, And Open. Stream Follows NW Side. ; Major.Units: Bedrock Is Deeply Decomposed Basaltic Greenstone. ; Reg.Com: Placer Genesis And Lode Source Poorly Known; Probably Not The Same Type Of Deposits As In Poorman Area.

Comment (Deposit): Stream Gradient Between 50 And 100 Feet Per Mile. ; 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 MF-405 (A-6), Loc. 36.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 864-C, P. 168-169.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 77-168 D, P. 87, Loc. 36

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 81-170, P. 55.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 824-A, P. 37.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 836-A, P. 37-38.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 844-A, P. 38.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 857-A, P. 34.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 864-A, P. 40.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 868-A, P. 40.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 880-A, P. 44-45.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 897-A, P. 53.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 910-A, P. 52.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 917-A, P. 51.

Reference (Deposit): USGS Bull 936-A, P. 50.

Reference (Ownership): Alaska KARDEX 056-009

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