The Bismark 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
Bismark Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bismark Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Shungnak
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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 (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gold on false bedrock in creek gravels up to 20 ft. (6.5 m) deep overlying Pleistocene glacial till. Bismark Creek cuts across bench deposit (Reed, 1931, p. 14-15).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Reed, 1931
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Discrete zones contain 0.04-0.19 oz./cubic yard (1.2-5.9 g/cubic m) gold.
References
Reference (Deposit): Fritts, C.E., 1970, Geology and geochemistry of the Cosmos Hills, Ambler River and Shungnak River Quadrangles, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 39, 63 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Reed, I.M., 1931, Report on the placer deposits of the upper Kobuk goldfields: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 37-1, 57 p.
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