Bear Creek Placer

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

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Bear Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1900
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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Gangue: Hematite
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Garnet
Gangue: Magnetite
Unknown: Platinum

Comments

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 DEPOSITS STAKED IN 1901 AND MINED FOR GOLD SPORADICALLY AND ON A SMALL SCALE UNTIL AS RECENTLY AS 1986. DITCH CONSTRUCTED IN 1907. FOUR MINING PLANTS OPERATED, 1914. MINED IN 1986 BY BEEHIVE MINING CO.

Comment (Deposit): GOLD ON BEDROCK OR IN CRACKS IN UPPER SEVERAL INCHES OF BEDROCK. BEDROCK MUST BE THOROUGHLY CLEANED AS MUCH OF GOLD IS CLOSE TO BEDROCK.

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK SURFACE VERY IRREGULAR.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-389, LOC. 29, 30. PLACER GROUND ALONG BEAR CREEK BETWEEN POLAR AND CUB CREEKS. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR LANDING STRIP MARKED ON CANDLE (C-5). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Production): GOLD AND PLATINUM HAVE BEEN PRODUCED.

References

Reference (Deposit): ALASKA DIV. OF MINES AND MINERALS GEOLOGIC REPORT 12, P. 8.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 76-866, P. 7-9.

Reference (Production): BEDROCK IS MAINLY ALTERED ANDESITIC TUFFS AND LAVAS (GREENSTONE) CUT BY MORE MAFIC (BIOTITE PYROXENITE) AND ACIDIC DIKES.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-389 (C-5), LOC. 29, 30.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 692, P. 380.

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