Mcginnis Creek Placer

The Mcginnis 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mcginnis Creek Placer
Secondary: Mansfield Gold Mining Co. Property

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau

Land Status

Land ownership: State
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

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Year Last Production: 1907
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): SEE ALSO: MONTANA CREEK PLACER; MCGINNIS CR. OPERATIONS WERE PROBABLY NOT VERY PROFITABLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): LOCATION APPROXIMATED FROM DESCRIPTION IN USGS BULL 287, P. 123 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): MINED 1903-1905; ASSESSMENT WORK 1906-1907

Comment (Deposit): PLACER GOLD MINED FROM TALUS CONE IN GULCH

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: SLATE BEDROCK; NW TREND WITH 45-60 NE DIP ; REG.COM: PROBABLY LOCALLY DERIVED FROM QUARTZ VEINS IN SLATE UPSTREAM

Comment (Workings): HYDRAULIC MINING; 12 UNPATENTED PLACER CLAIMS AND 8 PATENTED LODE CLAIMS IN AREA

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 225, P. 37

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 259, P. 51, 54

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 287, P. 123-124

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 314, P. 56

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 148

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-135

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