Glen Creek Placer

The Glen 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: Glen Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hot Springs

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

Type: Surface/Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Beardsley, Belseat, And Dillon; Eagle Mining Co.; Others.

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1901
Year Last Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1901
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: 2.5 GLM3 AU.
Analytical Data: FINENESS 774 AU

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite

Comments

Comment (Development): GOLD DISCOVERED IN JULY 1901. MINED 1901-1939 BY DRIFTING; THEN SOLD FOR $50,000 AND WORKED BY OPEN-CUT METHODS. DITCH BUILT, 1907.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 39. PLACER IN UPPER COURSE OF GLEN CREEK. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER OF PLACER GROUND. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN LOWER PART OF GRAVEL AND IN UPPER 2 FT. OF BEDROCK. PAY MAINLY IN PART OF STREAM THAT CUTS BENCH GRAVEL. OVERBURDEN 3-20 FT. THICK GRAVEL AND SLIDE ROCK.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 200 FT. PER MILE IN PAY SECTION OF CREEK. 3 MILE LONG TRIBUTARY OF EUREKA CR., THAT DRAINS SOUTHWARD ACCROSS SHIRLEY BAR. CREEK DRY DURING MOST OF SUMMER. CREEK CONSIDERED TO BE WORKED OUT BY 1931. ; 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.

Comment (Geology): CREEK CUTS GRAVELS OF BENCH BETWEEN EUREKA AND OMEGA CREEKS. VALLEY OPEN AND SHALLOW. STREAM GRAVELS IN PLACES ARE OVERLAIN BY BLOCKS OF QUARTZITE SLIDE ROCK. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS WEATHERED JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS SLATE AND QUARTZITE. ; REG.COM: RICH PLACER PAY STREAK WAS DEVELOPED BY STREAM RECONCENTRATION FROM BENCH PLACERS OF SHIRLEY BAR.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (A-1), LOC. 39

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 844-D, P. 203

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 377, P. 49, 82-83, 96

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 259, P. 115, 117-118.

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