The Broxon Gulch 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
Broxon Gulch Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Broxon Gulch Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Delta River
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Archie Broxson
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 4 TO 7 COLORS PER PAN NOTED BY ADGGS PERSONNEL
Materials
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Epidote
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: ADGGS GR 14, FIGURE 2 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?
Comment (Development): WAS PLACER MINING, PROBABLY IN ABOUT 1940; AMOUNT OF PRODUCTION UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): SITE OF PLACER MINING; NO DATA ON DEPOSIT
Comment (Workings): EQUIPMENT SCATTERED AROUND AND MORE THAN 2 MI OF DITCHES
Comment (Geology): POSSIBLY A RECONCENTRATION OF GLACIAL GRAVELS
References
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 46, P. 2
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 40, LOC. 58
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 14, P. 2, 35
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P. 124
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