Trail Creek Placer

The Trail 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

Satelite View

MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.

Site Name

Primary: Trail Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ruby

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

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Clarence Zaiser
Home Office: Ruby, Ak 99768
Years: 1975 -

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1911
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: GROUND RAN ABOUT .036 TO .109 OZ. OF GOLD PER FT.2 OF BEDROCK.
Analytical Data: FINENESS 838 PARTS AU 152 PARTS AG
Analytical Data: GRADE: 26 GLM3 AU, 4.7 GLM3 AG

Materials

Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Unknown: Scheelite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): GOLD AT BASE OF GRAVEL, ON BEDROCK, AND IN TOP OF BEDROCK. MINING IN HEADWATER 6-7 MI. (MOST IN UPPERMOST 3 MI.) OF VALLEY; GOLD REPORTED AS FAR DOWNSTREAM AS 17 MI. FROM HEAD. GROUND GENERALLY ABOUT 25-35 FT. DEEP (INCREASES DOWNSTREAM), WITH 1 TO 6 FT. OF GRAVEL OVERLAIN BY SILT AND MUCK; ALL FROZEN.

Comment (Geology): TOP HALF FOOT OF BEDROCK LARGELY WEATHERED TO CLAY. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS PHYLLITE, SCHIST, AND SHALY SLATE; CLOSE TO CONTACT BETWEEN GREENSTONE AND SCHIST.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-405, LOC. 18. PLACER MINE AND TAILINGS MARKED ON RUBY (B-5) ALONG HEADWATER SECTION OF TRAIL CREEK. TRIBUTARY OF SULATNA R. FROM THE WEST. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT 50-100 FEET PER MILE IN HEADWATER SECTION OF CREEK WHERE MOST OF MINING TOOK PLACE. ; 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): PLACER GOLD DISCOVERED IN 1911; MINING (PROBABLY NOT CONTINUOUS) UNTIL AT LEAST 1975. MINED BY OPEN CUTS AND HYDROULIC PLANTS. MINED IN 1975 BY BULLDOZER.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-405 (B-5), LOC. 18

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 864-C, P. 156-157, 148-149.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 77-168 D, P. 88-89.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 85-213, P. 44.

The Top Ten Gold Producing States

These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.