Coarse Gold Creek

The Coarse Gold Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 200 feet.

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: Coarse Gold Creek
Secondary: Kougarok River
Secondary: Martinson Bros. Claims
Secondary: Bryce
Secondary: Ryan
Secondary: Christia

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Type: Located Claim

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Owner Name: Elmer Martinson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1976

Production

Year: 1951
Description: 196 Troy Ounces Gold
Year: 1951
Description: 18 Troy Ounces Silver

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Year First Production: 1951
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

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Geology): HARD DIORITE FORMS THE BEDROCK OF UPPER PART OF CREEK WITH THE LOWER PART IS IN SCHIST WITH AURIFEROUS ALLUVIUM (B328). NO PRODUCTION RECORDS OBTAINED. DEPOSIT IN LEAST METAMORPHOSED YORK SLATE IS VERY THICK SEQUENCE OF CARBONACEOUS QTZ SILTITE WITH BEDS OF GRAYWACKE AND THIN DARK LIMESTONES (C. L. SAINSBURY, 1974, GEOLOGIC MAP OF BENDELEBEN).

References

Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 42

Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 47

Reference (Deposit): B844A p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 45

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 63

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 66

Reference (Deposit): B933A p. 58

Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 34

Reference (Deposit): OF377 pp. 27-28

Reference (Deposit): MF417

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 44

Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 76-77

Reference (Deposit): BMOF98-76 pp. 11-12

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-068

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 044-210

Reference (Deposit): B773a p. 19

Reference (Deposit): B810a p. 35

Reference (Deposit): P2 pp. 61-62

Reference (Deposit): B328 p. 323

Reference (Deposit): B379p p. 296

Reference (Deposit): B442s p. 364

Reference (Deposit): B592u p. 394

Reference (Deposit): B622r p. 372

Reference (Deposit): BMB142 p. 28

Reference (Deposit): B712h p. 189

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