Poorman Creek Placer

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

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Poorman Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tin
Tertiary: Barium-Barite

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

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Ownership

Owner Name: Miscovich Mining Co.

Owner Name: Howard Miscovich
Home Office: P.O. Box 28, Mcgrath, Ak. 99627

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1913
Discovery Year: 1912
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

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: ASSAYS SHOWED FINENESS 835-853 1/4 AU AND 154-159 AG

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite
Unknown: Barite

Comments

Comment (Development): GOLD DISCOVERED 1912. MINED ON VARIOUS SCALES THROUGH 1976. DRIFT MINING REPORTED. MINED IN 1975 BY DRAGLINE AND BULLDOZER.

Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: SPRING 1912

Comment (Location): USGS MF-405, LOC. 30. TAILINGS MARKED ON RUBY (A-6). COORDINATES GIVEN FOR VILLAGE OF POORMAN. 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 UNDER 50 FEET PER MILE. PLACERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN COMPLETELY PROSPECTED. MOST OF PLACER GROUND PROBABLY HAS BEEN DISCOVERED AND MINED OUT. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): MOST OF GOLD LIES ON BEDROCK OR CLOSE TO BEDROCK. IN PLACES GOLD EXTENDS DOWN INTO THE BEDROCK FOR 2 OR 3 FEET; IN PLACES GOLD EXTENDS UP INTO 2 OR 3 FEET OF GRAVEL. MOST OF MINING ON BENCH CLAIMS OVER A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3 MILES ALONG THE NORTH BANK OF THE CREEK; THE BURRIED CHANNELS MINED IN PLACES LIE ON THE SECOND-TIER BENCH. BELOW TENDERFOOT CR. THE MAIN PAY STREAKS SWING TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PRESENT CREEK. PAY STREAKS IN OLD CHANNELS NOT RELATED TO THE PRESENT DRAINAGE; 2.5-3 MILES LONG AND AS MUCH AS 1,000 + FT. WIDE. GRAVEL 2-28 FT. THICK; OVERLAIN BY "CHICKEN FEED" AND MUCK. ALLUVIUM 45-80 FT. DEEP. A TYPICAL SECTION CONSISTS OF 6 FT. OF COARSE GRAVEL, 5 FEET OF FINE GRAVEL, AND 44 FEET OF MUCK; ALL FROZEN.

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGIC CONDITIONS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD. POORMAN CR. AREA PROBABLY AT WESTERN LIMIT OF MINERALIZED ZONE. VALLEY WIDE, OPEN, AND ASYMMETRIC; NORTH SLOPE LONGER AND GENTLER THAN SOUTH SLOPE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK WAS PARTLY A CRENULATED PHYLLITE, APPROACHING A SCHIST, AND PARTLY MICA RHYOLITE PORPHYRY PROBABLY BELONGING TO THE PALEOZOIC OR MESOZOIC LAVAS. (ONLY GRANITIC ROCK FOUND IN PLACE IN POORMAN AREA). ; REG.COM: LODE SOURCE PROBABLY CLOSE AND GOLD ACCUMULATED OVER A LONG EROSION INTERVAL.

Comment (Workings): SEVERAL SHAFTS SUNK TO BEDROCK FOR PROSPECTING AND DRIFT MINING.

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 MF-405 (A-6), LOC. 30

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 642, P. 247-248

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 864-C, P. 158-162, 165-166

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 77-168 D, P. 88, LOC. 39.

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