The Fox Creek Placer Prospect is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Fox Creek Placer Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fox Creek Placer Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Melozitna
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACER ALONG FOX CREEK, AN EASTERN FLOWING TRIBUTARY OF THE MELOZITNA RIVER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Geology): CREEK 15-20 FEET WIDE IN A VALLEY 700 FEET WIDE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: COUNTRY ROCK IS UPPER CRETACEOUS NONMARINE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS WITH IRONSTONE CONCRETIONS AND LENSES AND ABUNDANT PLANT REMAINS.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Development): THREE CLAIMS FOR PLACER GOLD REPORTED IN 1913. NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION OR LATER ACTIVITY.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 81-847 A, P. A 8.
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