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Davis Creek Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002725
MRDS ID A015174
Record type Site
Current site name Davis Creek Placer
Related records 10209308

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -141.03821, 64.06421 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 27 MILES EAST OF CHICKEN. 1 MILE WEST OF YUKON BORDER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-393, LOC. 76. PLACER PAYSTREAK LOWER 1 MILE OF DAVIS CR. COORDINATES GIVEN ARE FOR DISCOVERY CLAIM, APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM FROM CONFLUENCE WITH WALKER FK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -141.03821, 64.06421
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS QUARTZ-MICA AND QUARTZITE SCHIST CUT BY QUARTZ VEINS THAT FOLLOW CLEAVAGE. ; REG.COM: SOURCE OF GOLD IS QUARTZ VEINS CUTTING SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1888

Mining district

District name Fortymile

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on development

  • INTERMITTANT MINING REPORTED 1910-34. MINED BY OPEN CUT. CREEK MINED OUT BY 1936

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD IN CREVICES IN DECOMPOSED BEDROCK AND IN GRAVEL JUST ABOVE BEDROCK. OVERBURDEN 6-12 FEET THICK; 5-10 FEET OF GRAVEL OVERLAIN BY 1-2 FT. OF MUCK. QUARTZ VEINS CONTAIN FREE GOLD.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 300 FEET PER MILE. HEAD OF CREEK IN YUKON TERR. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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