Turner Creek

The Turner Creek 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

Name: Turner Creek  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 65.5, -164.40000

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Turner Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Turner Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Kougarok


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Placer gold was reported to have been discovered and the creek staked by 1901 (Collier, 1902). Placer mining was reported to have taken place in 1938 (Smith, 1938).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Collier, 1902

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Some placer workings are reported but the specific location is not known.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive


References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-417, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska; Supplement to open-file report 75-429; Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-363-A, 25 p.

Reference (Deposit): Collier, A.J., 1902, A reconnaissance of the northwestern portion of Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 2, 70 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-429, 123 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska, supplement to open-file report 75-429; Part B, List of references to January 1, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-363-B, 26 p.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1938, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1936: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 897-A, p. 1-107.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska, supplement to open-file report 75-429, Part A, Summaries of data to January 1, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-363-A, 25 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska, supplement to open-file report 75-429, Part B, List of references to January 1, 1980: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-363-B, 26 p.


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