Gold Run Creek Placer

The Gold Run Creek Placer is a gold 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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Site Name

Primary: Gold Run Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Mercury
Tertiary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1900
Year Last Production: 1946
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

Not available

Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: BENCH AU WORTH $18.35/OZ, CREEK AU WORTH $18.55/OZ, PRICE OF AU = $20.67/FINE OZ, USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 209.

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Cinnabar

Comments

Comment (Development): MINED MOST YEARS: 1900-1946; DREDGED: 1935-40.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN STREAM, BENCH, AND OLD CHANNEL GRAVELS; DREDGED FOR ABOUT 4 MILES; AU CONCENTRATED ON BEDROCK; CONCENTRATES CONTAIN CINNABAR, SCHEELITE AND PLATINUM GROUP METALS.

Comment (Workings): ONE PROSPECT SHAFT ON A BENCH HIT BEDROCK AT 115 FT.

Comment (Location): APPROX. MIDPOINT OF PLACER TAILINGS EXTENDING FROM A POINT ON GOLD RUN CR. ABOUT 2000 FT UPSTREAM OF BULL PUP CR. TO A POINT ON BLUESTONE R. ABOUT 2000 FT DOWNSTREAM OF MOUTH OF GOLD RUN CR., USGS OFR 75-349, PL. 1. 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 (Geology): GREENSTONE AND GRANITIC BOULDERS IN GRAVEL. ; MAJOR.UNITS: CHLORITIC, MICACEOUS, AND GRAPHITIC SCHISTS, LIMESTONE, SLATE; GREENSTONE SILLS; NUMEROUS QUARTZ VEINS.

Comment (Deposit): GRADIENT LESS THAN 20 FT/MI. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 209.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 273, 275-279.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 897-A, P. 64, 71.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 377, P. 15-16.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 75-349.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 36, LOC. 473.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-1-C, P. 51.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-81

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