Chistochina River Placers

The Chistochina River 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: Chistochina River Placers
Secondary: Limestone Creek
Secondary: Bedrock Creek
Secondary: Kramer Creek
Secondary: Ptormigan Creek
Secondary: Russian John Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Tertiary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chistochina

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

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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

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Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum
Gangue: Galena
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Chromite
Gangue: Silver
Gangue: Garnet
Unknown: Copper

Comments

Comment (Deposit): MOST MINING WAS IN BENCH DEPOSIT W OF LIMESTONE CREEK, 30 TO 40 FT THICK; DRILLING HAS SHOWN THAT GRAVELS IN THE HEADWATER REGION OF THE MIDDLE FORK REACH 70 FT IN DEPTH; BENCHES ARE GLACIALLY DERIVED

Comment (Deposit): INDEFINITE NUMBER OF UNPATENTED CLAIMS ON BEDROCK, LIMESTONE, KRAMER, PTARMIGAN AND RUSSIAN JOHN CREEKS; LIMESTONE CREEK WAS ONLY SIGNIFICANT DEPOSIT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Workings): MUCH DEVELOPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH INSTALLATION OF HYDRAULIC MINING EQUIPMENT IN 1940'S

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK LIMESTONE AND VOLCANIC ROCKS

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN FOR BENCH N OF LIMESTONE CREEK; SITE OF MOST MINING LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Commodity): PT RECOVERED IN RATIO OF 1:100 TO AU PRODUCTION; 2-3 LB CU NUGGETS FOUND

Comment (Development): WORKED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE ABOUT 1907; CONSIDERABLE DEVELOPMENT WORK AND DRILLING DONE IN 1940'S IN PREPARATION FOR LARGE-SCALE HYDRAULIC MINING, ABANDONED AT BEGINNING OF WW2

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 498, P. 78

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 943-B, P. 29, 34-40

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 989-D, P. 191, 194

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS GR 28, P. 26

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P. 26-28

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