The Sunset 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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Sunset Creek Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Sunset Creek Placer
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Tungsten
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
Discovery Year: 1900
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: AU WORTH $17.50/OZ, (PRICE OF AU = $20.67/FINE OZ), USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 209.
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: CHLORITIC MICA-SCHIST AND GREENSTONE ; REG.COM: SMALL AURIFEROUS QUARTZ VEINS IN BEDROCK
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): PLACER TAILINGS ON USGS TOPO MAP; ALSO: USGS PROF. PAPER 575-D, P. D204. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MINING REPORTED: 1901-03, 1935, 1937-40, 1946; DREDGED: 1913-19; SCHEELITE CONC. MARKETED IN 1917.
Comment (Deposit): AU AND SCHEELITE IN FINE GRAVELS 2-7 FT THICK AND IN TOP 1-3 FT OF BEDROCK.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 2, P. 45-46.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 263, P. 209.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 328, P. 270-271.
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 575-D, P. D210.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 377, P. 20.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 37, LOC. 483.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-1-C, P. 51.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-66
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