Moose Creek Placers

The Moose Creek Placers 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: Moose Creek Placers

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kantishna

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
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

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PAY STREAK 400 TO 600 FT WIDE REPORTED TO BE OF A VALVE EQUAL TO 0.024 OZ FINE AU/SQ, FT, (GOLD CT 20.67 PER FINE OZ), DAVIS, 1923, P. 116

Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Location): PLACER MINING REPORTED EXTENDS FROM SLIGHTLY ABOVE EUREKA CR. TO 1 1/2 MI BELOW FRIDAY CR.; ALSO: SMALL SCALE MINING REPORTED ON MOOSE CR. CT 63 35 30 N LAT, 151 03 00 W LONG LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): PROBABLY PRODUCED LESS THAN 1,000 FINE OZ AU; MINED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE 1906; MAY HAVE RECENT ACTIVITY BASED ON REPORTS THAT KANTISHNA DISTRICT IN 1983 HAD BEST YEAR FOR PLACER GOLD PRODUCTION SINCE 1905

Comment (Development): UNSUCCESSFUL HYDRAULIC OPERATION IN 1920'S; SYSTEM PROCESSED 50,000 SQ FT OF GRAVEL AVERAGING 10 FT IN DEPTH IN 62, 8 HOUR SHIFTS IN 1922, BUT RETURNS WERE LESS THAN ANTICIPATED

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN CREEK GRAVELS AND LOW BENCHES, MAINLY ON FALSE BEDROCK; NO GOLD FOUND BELOW FALSE BEDROCK; PAY STREAK UP TO 800 FT WIDE, 8 TO 10 FT DEEP

Comment (Geology): GOLD IS CONCENTRATED ON FALSE BEDROCK OF BLUE CLAY, SAND AND SEMI CONSOLIDATED GRAVELS; DEPTH TO TRUE BEDROCK UNKNOWN; PLACERS LIE BELOW TERRACES OF LAST GLACIATION IN THE AREA ; REG.COM: KANTISHNA LODE DEPOSITS

Comment (Deposit): ONE OF SEVERAL CREEKS IN THE DISTRICT THAT HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE AREA'S PAST AND PRESENT GOLD PRODUCTION, ADGGS RI-83-12, P.25 ; 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 BULL 314, P. 217

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 687, P. 88-89

Reference (Deposit): DAVIS, J.A., 1923, THE KANTISHNA REGION, AK, IN STEWART, B.D., ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINE INSPECTOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF ALASKA, 1922: JUNEAU, AK, P.116-118

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 755, P.41, 141-142

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P.8, 13, 16

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-168B, P. 37

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 47 LOC. 48,50

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS RI 83-12, P. 25,27

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS SR 33, P. 24

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-366-42,44

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