The Bedrock Creek is a uranium mine located in Alaska.
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Bedrock Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Bedrock Creek
Commodity
Primary: Uranium
Secondary: Thorium
Secondary: Tungsten
Secondary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Circle
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
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
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Monazite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Nelson and others, 1954; Freeman, 1963.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Site of localized radioactive anomaly; low grade and small size. Apparently no potential for uranium of economic importance.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Country rock is dominantly Paleozoic and (or) Precambrian Yukon-Tanana terrane quartz-mica schist containing numerous discontinous quartz veins, intruded by lower Tertiary granite of the Circle pluton. Nelson, West, and Matzko (1954) reported 10% monazite, 5% topaz and a small amount of scheelite in the heavy-mineral fraction of the granite bedrock. Other minerals present are pyrrhotite, garnet, ilmenite, zircon, biotite, topaz and malachite. Two other samples from the area are slightly anomalous in tungsten (2-3 ppm), fluorine (2300-2400 ppm), lead (11-25 ppm), and arsenic (12-24 ppm) (Nelson and others, 1954). Concentrates from gravel on upper Bedrock Creek contain tin and tungsten (Barker, 1979). Fluorometric tests indicated the presence of uranium in several minerals but not in amounts to be of economic interest. A slightly radioactive zone of iron-stained schist 0.5 to 2 feet wide by 8 feet long was staked for uranium. This iron-stained schist gave a radiometric reading of about 0.05 mR/hr while the unstained schist gave a reading of 0.04 mR/hr (Freeman, 1963, p. 32). Work on claims between 1976 and 1978 consisted of surface trenching on the slightly radioactive zone of the iron-stained schist. Bedrock Creek is noted for its absence of gold, even though it is surrounded by gold-producing creeks such as Independence, Mammoth, Crooked and Boulder Creeks (Yeend, 1991, p. 31).
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Claims located 100 yards east of the creek were active in 1976 - 1978. Workings consisted of surface trenching of a slightly radioactive zone of iron-stained schist 0.5 to 2 feet wide by 8 feet long. This iron-stained schist gave a radiometric reading of about 0.05 mR/hr while the unstained schist gave a reading of 0.04 mR/hr (Freeman, 1963, p. 32).
References
Reference (Deposit): Nelson, A.E., West, W.S., and Matsko, J.J., 1954, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in eastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 348, 21 p.
Reference (Deposit): Freeman, V.L., 1963, Examination of uranium prospects, 1956: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1155, p. 29-33.
Reference (Deposit): Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D.J., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p.
Reference (Deposit): Barker, J.C., 1979, Trace element study of the Circle mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 57-79, 74 p.
Reference (Deposit): Menzie, W.D., Foster, H.L., Tripp, R.B., and Yeend, W.E., 1983, Mineral resource assessment of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-170-B, 61 p., 1 sheet, 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Misc. Field Studies Map MF-391, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Eakins, G.R., Jones, B.K. and Forbes, R.B., 1977, Investigation of Alaska's uranium potential: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File Report 109, 213 p., 10 sheets, scale 1:40,000.
Reference (Deposit): Yeend, W.E., 1991, Gold placers of the Circle district, Alaska - past, present, and future: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1943, 42 p.
Reference (Deposit): Overstreet, W.C., 1967, The geologic occurrence of monazite: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 530, 327 p.
Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.
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