The Devil's Canyon 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
Devil's Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Devil's Canyon
Secondary: Unnamed (at east end of Devils Canyon)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek
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:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Kurtak and others, 1992
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Analyses of stream-sediment samples collected from several sites along Susitna River yielded up to 0.002 oz/yd3 Au, 120 ppm Ag, 0.2% Cu, 0.2% Zn, 0.86 ppm Pt (Kurtak and others, 1992).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Alluvial deposits.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
References
Reference (Deposit): Kurtak, J.M., Southworth, D.D., Balen, M.D., and Clautice, K.H., 1992, Mineral investigations in the Valdez Creek mining district, south-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 1-92, 659 p., 2 plates, scale 1:250,000.
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