Florida Creek Placer

The Florida Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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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: Florida Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 47. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR APPROXIMATE CENTER OF PLACER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): SMALL SCALE MINING IN EARLY 1900'S AND 1939-40.

Comment (Deposit): PLACERS NARROW AND AS MUCH AS 15-20 FT. DEEP.

Comment (Geology): STREAM 2 MILES LONG; FLOWS NW THROUGH NARROW, STEEP VALLEY IN BENCH OF MINOOK CR. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS MAINLY DIABASE.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 300 FT. PER MILE. FLORIDA AND LITTLE MINOOK JR. ARE ONLY SMALL EASTERN TRIBUTARIES OF MINOOK CR. OF ANY ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (B-1), LOC. 47

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 337, P. 79

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 844-D, P. 175, 191.

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