Gold Creek Placers

The Gold 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: Gold Creek Placers
Secondary: Little Basin
Secondary: Middle Flat

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau

Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
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

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1881
Year Last Production: 1945
Discovery Year: 1880
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

Comments

Comment (Deposit): RESIDUAL PLACERS ON EXPOSURES OF ALASKA JUNEAU LODE SYSTEM, ELUVI AL PLACERS AND STREAM PLACERS OCCUR ALL ALONG THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM; SOME LOW GRADE CONCENTRATIONS OF GOLD IN GLACIAL MORAINES; LITTLE BASIN SECTION CONTAINS SEVERAL ACRES OF GRAVEL AVERAGING 20 FT DEEP; MIDDLE FLAT IS LOW GRADE SECTION OF GRAVELS 2500 FT LONG BY 100-200 FT WIDE WITH VARYING THICKNESS

Comment (Geology): REG.COM: SOURCE OF AU UNDOUBTEDLY THE ALASKA-JUNEAU LODE SYSTEM

Comment (Deposit): 4 MAJOR ACCUMULATIONS OF GRAVELS ALONG GOLD CREEK: SILVERBOW BASIN, MIDDLE FLAT, LITTLE BASIN AND LAST CHANCE BASIN; SEE ALSO: SILVERBOW BASIN, LAST CHANCE BASIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): SECTION OF GOLD CREEK BELOW SILVERBOW BASIN AND ABOVE EBNER FALLS KNOWN AS MIDDLE FLAT; SMALL VALLEY THAT PARALLELS DRAINAGE TUNNEL IN S E, SEC. 18, T. 41 S, R. 68 E KNOWN AS LITTLE BASIN; PLACER GOLD OCCURS ALL ALONG GOLD CR. AND TRIBS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): DISCOVERED 1880; LARGE SCALE MINING 1881-1903; INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION THROUGH 1940; 13 PATENTED AND 3 UNPATENTED PLACER CLAIMS. (INCLUDING SILVERBOW BASIN AND LAST CHANCE BASIN)

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 287, P. 2-3, 57-60

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 60, P. 4, 14-16, 28, 99, 139-140

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, NO. J161

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-161

Reference (Deposit): USGS 18TH ANNUAL REPORT, PART 3, P. 71-72

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 263, P. 141-142

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