The Step Gulch Placer is a mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
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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Step Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Step Gulch Placer
Commodity
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: REE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Port Clarence/Ear Mt.
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
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
Analytical Data: MAX EU OF GRAVEL IN PLACE: 0.0001%
Materials
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Monazite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS BULLETIN 1024-C, PLATE 10, SAMPLE 1219. 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): MINOR AMOUNTS OF CASSITERITE, MONAZITE, AND ZIRCON IN SLIGHTLY RADIOACTIVE PLACER SAMPLE CONCENTRATE; ESTIMATED VOLUME OF GRAVEL: (HEAD OF GULCH TO MOUNTAIN FRONT) 84,500 CY IN DEPOSIT 1300 FT LONG BY 65 FT WIDE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULETIN 1024-C, P. 71, 79, 81, 83, 85.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-54
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