The Poorman Area 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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Poorman Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poorman Area
Secondary: Tamarack Creek
Secondary: Spruce Creek
Secondary: Solomon Creek
Secondary: Moose Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ruby District
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1912
Year Last Production: 1975
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: FINENESS OF GOLD ABOUT 0.84 AU, 0.15 AG
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite
Comments
Comment (Production): PRODUCED 200,000-300,000 TOZ AU, 30,000-40,000 OZ AG AND A FEW THOUSAND POUNDS OF TIN CONCENTRATES
Comment (Deposit): GOLD FROM CHANNELS IN FOSSIL DRAINAGE NOT RELATED TO CURRENT DRAINAGES. SOME GOLD REWORKED IN CURRENT STREAMS
Comment (Workings): POSSIBLY SOME DRIFT MINING
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 100 SQ MI. IN AN OBLONG SHAPED ARE NE AND SW OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: PHYLLITE AND RHYOLITE PORPHYRY
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 81-170, P. 58-59, 67-68, 70-70, 76-77
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1374, P. 167-171
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