Solomon Creek Placer

The Solomon 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: Solomon Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Titanium, Metal
Tertiary: Uranium
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Aluminum
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ruby

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
Discovery Year: 1913
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

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: FINENESS 830 PARTS AU AND 165 PARTS AG.

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: 1913-14

Comment (Location): USGS MF-405, LOC. 33. PLACER GROUND IN MIDDLE AND HEADWATER SECTION OF CREEK. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR INFERED 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 (Development): GOLD DISCOVERED IN 1913-14 IN UPPER VALLEY; DRIFT MINING REPORTED IN SEVERAL YEARS IN THE 1920'S AND 1930'S.

Comment (Deposit): IN UPPER VALLEY GOLD EVENLY DISTRIBUTED THROUGH 4-5 FT. OF ANGULAR WASH BOUND BY CLAY AND OVERLAIN BY 22 FT. OF MUCK; LITTLE OR NO GOLD ON BEDROCK; PAY STREAK ABOUT 40 FT. WIDE. FURTHER DOWNSTREAM GOLD FOUND IN A STRATUM ABOUT 1 FOOT THICK IMMEDIATELY ABOVE BEDROCK. PAY STREAK 15-80 FT. WIDE; CONSISTED OF SEVERAL HIGH-GRADE NARROW STREAKS DISTRIBUTED OVER A WIDTH OF 80 FEET.

Comment (Workings): SHAFTS SUNK 30 TO 60 PLUS FEET TO BEDROCK FOR DRIFT MINING. ALLUVIUM SOLIDLY FROZEN AND MAY BE WORKED IN SUMMER OR WINTER.

Comment (Geology): HEADWATER PART OF VALLEY NARROW AND STEEP; DOWNSTREAM THE VALLEY BECOMES WIDE AND OPEN AND MERGES WITH VALLEY FLOOR OF POORMAN CREEK. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS PHYLLITE, SLATY PHYLLITE, AND SLATE. ; REG.COM: LODE SOURCE OF GOLD UNDOUBTEDLY IN DRAINAGE BASIN, BUT NEITHER IT NOR THE SOURCE OF THE RADIOACTIVE MINERAL HAS BEEN FOUND.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT IN AREA MINED APPROXIMATELY 100-125 FEET PER MILE. ; 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-405 (A-6), LOC. 33.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 864-C, P. 164-165.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 77-168 D, P. 88, LOC. 43

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 81-170, P. 67-68.

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