Unnamed On the Stikine River

The Unnamed On the Stikine River is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed On the Stikine River

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Petersburg

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Unknown
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

Form: SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS

Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

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Comments

Comment (Deposit): IN VIEW OF THE MANY GENERATIONS OF PROSPECTORS AND OTHERS WHO FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS HAVE PASSED ALONG THE NATURAL CORRIDOR OF THE STIKINE RIVER INTO THE INTERIOR OF CANADA WITHOUT ANY FURTHER MENTION OF PLACER GOLD ON THE STIKINE RIVER, THIS SITE SHOULD NOW BE CONSIDERED AS LITTLE MORE THAN A HISTORIC ARTIFACT.

Comment (Production): PROBABLY TRIVIAL.

Comment (Deposit): FINE PLACER GOLD WAS FOUND ON UNSPECIFIED BARS ON STIKINE RIVER IN THE 1860'S DURING EARLY EXPLORATION FOR GOLD IN ALASKA WHEN RUSSIA STILL OWNED ALASKA AND THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY MAINTAINED A TRADING POST AT WRANGELL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE STIKINE RIVER (BLAKE, 1860, SPURR, 1898). HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECORD OF PLACER CLAIMS ON THE STIKINE NOR ANY RECORD OF PLACER MINING SINCE AT LEAST 1900.

Comment (Location): FINE PLACER GOLD WAS FOUND ON BARS OF THE STIKINE RIVER IN THE 1860'S DURING THE EARLY EXPLORATION FOR GOLD WHEN RUSSIA STILL OWNED ALASKA AND THE HUDSON BAY COMPANY MAINTAINED A TRADING POST AT WRANGELL NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE STIKINE RIVER (BLAKE, 1860; SPURR, 1898). HOWEVER, THERE IS NO RECORD OF PLACER CLAIMS ON THE STIKINE, NO RECORD OF PLACER MINING SINCE AT LEAST 1900, AND NO SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WERE CITED FOR THE EARLY PLACER MINING. COORDINATES ARE ARBITRARILY LOCATED AT ABOUT THE MIDPOINT OF THE ALASKA SECTION OF THE STIKINE RIVER. LOCALITY 22 OF GRYBECK, BERG, AND KARL (1984).

Comment (Workings): FINE PLACER GOLD WAS FOUND ON BARS OF THE STIKINE RIVER IN THE 1860'S DURING EARLY EXPLORATION FOR GOLD IN ALASKA. THERE IS NO RECORD OF CLAIMS OF SIGNIFICANT GOLD PLACERS IN THE STIKINE OR TRIBUTARIES SINCE BEFORE THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. THE DIGGINGS ARE PROBABLY BEST THOUGHT OF AS PROSPECTS RATHER THAN MINES EVEN IF SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD WERE PRODUCED.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Blake, W. P., 1868, Geographic notes upon Russian America and the Stikine River: 40th Congress, 2nd Session, House Executive Document 177, part 2, 19 p.

Reference (Deposit): Spurr, J. E., 1898, Geology of the Yukon gold district Alaska, with an introductory chapter on the history and conditions of the district to 1897, by H. B., Goodrick: U.S. Geological Survey 18th Annual Report, part 3, p. 87-392.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E. H., 1972, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Petersburg Quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 78-870, 53 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E. H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Petersburg quadrangle, Alaska: U. S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-415, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D. J., Berg, H. C., and Karl, S. M., 1984, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Petersburg and eastern Port Alexander quadrangles: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-837, 86 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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