The Bear Creek 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
Bear Creek MRDS details
Site Name
                            
                            Primary: Bear Creek
                        
                
Commodity
                                        
                Primary: Gold
                
                        
Location
                                                State: Alaska 
                                                            District: Alaska Peninsula 
                    
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
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Materials
                                       
                    Ore: Gold 
                        
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold placer (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Church and others, 1989 (MF 1539 I)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = No information is available.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Site is located in Becharof Natural Wildlife Refuge.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary
References
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1973, Alaska 1:250,000-scale quadrangle map overlays showing mineral deposit locations, principal minerals, and number and type of claims: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 20-73, 95 overlays (updated in 1986, 1987). 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): Church, S.E., Detterman, R.L., and Wilson, F.H., 1989, Mineral and energy resource assessment maps of the Ugashik, Bristol Bay, and western Karluk quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1539-I, 2 map sheets, scale 1:250,000. 
                                                                
            
                
                                        Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000. 
                                                                
            
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