Thanksgiving Creek Placer

The Thanksgiving Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Thanksgiving Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hot Springs

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

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Workings

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Ownership

Owner Name: Anthony Lanning
Home Office: Manley Hot Springs, Ak 99756
Years: 1975 -

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1903
Discovery Year: 1903
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 (Location): USGS MF-371, LOC. 38. DEPOSIT NEAR HEAD OF THANKSGIVING CREEK, A SMALL GULCH IN THE BROAD BENCH NORTH OF BAKER CR. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR CENTER OF TAILINGS MARKED IN TANANA (A-1). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Geology): CREEK CROSSES BROAD BENCH NORTH OF BAKER CREEK. GRAVEL MIXED WITH STICKY YELLOW CLAY. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS SCHISTOSE GRIT, SHALE, AND SILTSTONE CUT BY WHITE QUARTZ VENIS. ; REG.COM: GOLD PROBABLY FROM SMALL QUARTZ VEINS IN SCHISTOSE ROCKS RATHER THAN FROM BENCH GRAVELS.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FT. 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.

Comment (Development): SPORATIC MINING 1903 THROUGH AT LEAST 1975. DITCH BUILT, 1907. MINED IN 1975 BY BULLDOZER AND SLUICING.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD IN GRAVEL. PAY STREAK 25-45 FT. WIDE AND 1.5-9 FT. THICK; SOME GOLD IN OVERLYING 10-12 FT. OF MUCK. BEDROCK 6-18 FT. DEEP.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-371 (A-1), LOC. 38

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 337, P. 82-83, 92-93, 97-98.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 259, P. 115, 118-19.

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