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Gold Run Placer

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. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107546
MRDS ID A015216
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Run Placer
Related records 10233517

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.26972, 65.18295 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Tanana SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-371, LOC. 39. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR CENTER OF PLACER GROUND ABOUT 750 FT. UPSTREAM FROM MOUTH. 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

Analytical data

Result FINENESS REPORTEDLY ABOUT 775 PARTS AU.

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.26972, 65.18295
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 457.2M
    Width 45.72M

Comments on the geologic information

  • SMALL, FREQUENTLY DRY, OPEN, SHALLOW VALLEY THAT CUTS THE GOLD-BEARING GRAVEL OF THE WESTERN PART OF SHIRLEY BAR. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS CARBONACEOUS SCHISTOSE GRIT, SLATE, GRAYWACKE, SILTSTONE, AND SHALE. ; REG.COM: GOLD RECONCENTRATED FROM AURIFEROUS GRAVELS OF SHIRLEY BAR AND THOUGHT TO BE DERIVED FROM LOCAL BEDROCK SOURCE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1899
Year of first production 1900

Mining district

District name Hot Springs

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the workings information

  • ALLUVIUM FROZEN

Comments on development

  • GROUND STAKED IN 1899. MINED INTERMITTANTLY UNTIL AT LEAST 1973. PAY STREAK DRIFTED FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD FOUND IN THE LOWER PART OF GRAVEL AND IN CREVICES IN THE UPPER 3-4 FT. OF BEDROCK. GRAVEL 16-18 FT. THICK BENEATH 2 FT. OF MUCK.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT 200-300 FT. PER MILE. ENOUGH WATER FOR SLUICING ONLY WHEN SNOW IS MELTING. ; 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-MAY-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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