The Chitsia 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
Chitsia Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chitsia Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kantishna
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
Not available
Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
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
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): INACTIVE PLACER MINE SYMBOL, PLATE 2 IN ADGGS OFR 98 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Production): TOTAL PRODUCTION PROBABLY LESS THAN 1000 OZ AU
Comment (Deposit): ORIGINAL DISCOVERY SITE OF PLACER GOLD IN THE KANTISHNA DISTRICT; FOUND BY 1903 WICKERSHAM EXPEDITION DURING UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO CLIMB MT. MCKINLEY; SITE IS MAINLY OF HISTORICAL INTEREST ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1108-A, P. A26
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P. 154
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 8, PLATE 2
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-1688, P. 37
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 47 LOC. 61
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