The Arsenic Creek is a mercury mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,900 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
Elevation: 1,900 Feet (579 Meters)
Commodity: Mercury
Lat, Long: 60.0003, -160.13890
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Arsenic Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arsenic Creek
Secondary: No. 1-2 Claims
Secondary: Sad-Jo No. 1-12
Commodity
Primary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Don Sagmoen
Info Year: 1978
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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 (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN IN FAULTS AND SHEAR ZONES CARRY CINNABAR, PER TON. SOURCE OF MOST OF MERCURY IN RAINY CREEK. MODERN HYDROTHERMICALLY ALTERED DIABASE SILLS THAT CUT CRETACEOUS SANDSTONES AMD SHALES. SAMPLES TAKEN ACROSS WIDTHS OF 3-6 IN. CONTAINED AS MUCH AS 45.8 LBS. MERCURY PER TON; SAMPLES ACROSS GREATER WIDTHS CONTAINED NO MORE THAN 10 LBS. MERCURY MAPPING SHOWS THAT DEPOSIT IS IN BETHEL QUAD. RATHER THAN IN GOODNEWS QUAD (HOARE AND COBB).
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 101-036
Reference (Deposit): RI4065 pp. 50-54
Reference (Deposit): RI4361 pp. 2, 4-6
Reference (Deposit): I285
Reference (Deposit): I339
Reference (Deposit): B1187 pp. 50-53
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 94
Reference (Deposit): MF455
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 48
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