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| Bulletin 849 C BY JAMES C. RAY Investigations in Alaska Railroad belt, 1931 (Pages 165-229) UNITED STATES...______.__..._..._.__ Special factors affecting mining. ____________________________________ Open season...-.-.-..----------------------------------.-----Mining properties. _._-------_-._-___.-------__-------------...--------Surface plant... ------_.-_--------------.------------Mine development. -____-_-__-_--_..-__------------_....205 IV CONTENTS Economic geology Continued Mining properties Continued Lucky Shot Continued Milling |
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| Geology and -Ore Deposits of the : Willow Creek Mining District, Alaska GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1004... Geology and Ore Deposits of the Willow Creek Mining District, Alaska By RICHARD G. RAY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...and economic geology of a lode gold mining district in southern Alaska, with particular emphasis on the...mine_________________-___-_-_-____-___._-_--_______ Independence mine.________-_-__-_____--____-_-____---_-______ Fern...mine_____________-_-__-__-_--_--------_-----_------_____ Mabel mine____________-_--__------_-----------------------_ |
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| INVESTIGATIONS IN THE ALASKA RAILROAD BELT, 1931 BY S. R. CAPPS Mineral resources of Alaska, 1931 (Pages 119-135)...basin____________________________________ Moose Pass-Hope district, Kenai Peninsula._____________________ Girdwood..._____________ Willow Creek district____________.-_-_-________..._________ Valdez Creek district_____...Eielson district ________________________________________ Eureka and vicinity, Kantishna district._____-___-_--___..._____-___-_--___ _______Fairbanks district.___________________________________________ 119 119 121 121 122 |
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| GOLD LODE MINING IN THE WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT. By STEPHEN R. CAPPS. INTRODUCTION. Gold mining in the Willow...Willow Creek district in 1917 was confined to the exploitation of the quartz lodes, from which almost...gold recovered from this area was gained by placer mining, the workable placers were soon exhausted, and...mines. Two of these mines, the Gold Bullion and the Alaska Free Gold, have been in operation for many years...produced the bulk of the output of the district. The Independence mine, which has for years been a producer |
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| mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. Distribution of mineral occurrences in the Anchorage...Anchorage 1:250,000-scale quadrangle, southcentral Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...REPORT 98-599 ZUSGS science for a changing world Alaska Resource Data File INSET MAP 1 T^'-^-r \ _ -...UAN°22ANOe Alaska Resource Data File AN001 Site name(s): Independence Site type: Mine ARDFno.: AN001...accuracy: West of Fishhook Creek, marked with an adit symbol and labeled 'Independence Mine' on the Anchorage |
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| GEORGE OTIS SMITH, DIRECTOR 607 THE WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT ALASKA BY STEPHEN R. CAPPS WASHINGTON GOVEKNMENT...................................... History of mining.......................................................... Willow Creek.l.................................................... Fishhook Creek..................... Mine of Alaska Free Gold Mining Co................................ Mine of Alaska Gold Quartz...Quartz Mining Co............................... Mine of Gold Bullion Mining Co.......................... |
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| MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE REGION TRAVERSED BY THE ALASKA RAILROAD. By STEPHEN R. CAPPS. INTRODUCTION. ...bridge across Tanana Kiver, in March, 1923, the Alaska Railroad, begun in 1915, was opened for direct...Pacific coast, and Fairbanks, in the heart of central Alaska, a distance of 468 miles (fig. 1). Rarely has ...showing location of the region traversed by the Alaska Railroad. the construction of a railroad of this...in transporting pas73 74 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1922. sengers and freight to the basins of these |
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| projects were under way in preparation for productive mining. In other words, the work of the prospector and...and that of the capitalist, guided by the mining engineer, showed advances during the year. There is good...that the widespread pessimism in regard to the Alaska mining industry that has persisted during the postwar...returns from the exploitation of bonanza placer mining, which are so favorable to local communities, are...improved mining methods. However, in practice these methods require the services of mining engineers |
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| NOBTHEKN KOYUKUK VALLEY, ALASKA BY ROBERT MARSHALL Mineral resources of Alaska, 1931 (Pages 247-256) ...conducting investigations of the mineral resources of Alaska, about one half of the Territory has been surveyed...observations regarding the physical features of this district and has coordinated them with the facts hitherto...publication. 11011 34 1 247 248 MINERAL KESOUECES OF ALASKA, 1931 INTRODUCTION The Koyukuk River, which is...the great U-shaped valleys at the head of Ernie Creek, the North Fork, and Clear River are not a whit |
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| LODE MINING AND PROSPECTING ON SEWARD PENINSULA. By J. B. MERTIE, Jr. INTRODUCTION. The lodes of Seward...most part undeveloped. The Big Hurrah mine, in the Solomon district, produced gold from 1903 to 1907 but...been made from the Sliscovich mine, on Manila Creek, in the Nome district, but these were more in the nature...development is still in the stage of prospecting. Lode mining of some of the semiprecious and base metals, however...GOLD. SLISCOVICH. The Sliscovich mine, near the head of Manila Creek, has been described in some detail |
 | Harlan, Stephen S., Vielreicher, Richard M., Mortensen, James M., Bradley, Dwight C., Goldfarb, Richard J., Snee, Lawrence W., Till, Allison B. (2017) Geology and Timing of Ore Formation in the Willow Creek Gold District, Talkeetna Mountains, Southern Alaska. Economic Geology, 112 (5) 1177-1204 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2017.4506 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
| Ore Formation in the Willow Creek Gold District, Talkeetna Mountains, Southern Alaska* Stephen S. Harlan...4 U.S. 5 State Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska 99508-4626 Key Laboratory of Geological Processes...Abstract The Willow Creek mining district was the third-largest lode gold district in Alaska in the 20th...t of gold from associated placer deposits. The district is located in the southern Talkeetna Mountains...quartz veins hosted by granitic rocks of the Willow Creek pluton. A geochronologic study of granitic rocks |
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| general way the 1 Hcrron, J. S., Explorations in Alaska, 1899: War Dept., Adjt. General's Office, No. 31...1-77, maps, 1901. 211 212 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1915. Yukon-Kuskokwim divide. A pack train of...and then in a general southerly direction to the Alaska Range. The drainage of the upland area northeast...of large southerly tributaries that head in the Alaska Range. It is said to be navigable for launches...been shown hitherto on the maps of this part of Alaska and has been known only to the natives and a very |
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| OF TBE WILLOW CREEK DISTRICT. By S. R. CAPPS. . INTRODUCTION. The term Willow Creek district is commonly...come to be applied not only to the basin of Willow Creek, which drains most of the western por tion...the mountainous portion of the basin of Little Susitna. River, and it is in this more general sense that...report on the ge0logy and mineral resources of the district. In 1898 G. H. Eldridge and Robert Muldrow,1 of...the United States Geological Survey, ascended Susitna River and crossed the divide to the head of Nenaua |
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| THE FUTURE OF ALASKA MINING. By ALFRED H. BROOKS. OUTLINE. The Alaska mining industry, which has turned...be credited to the gold and copper deposits, but Alaska mines have also produced silver, platinum, palladium...year to year, such as are more or less inherent to mining in remote regions. This advance was made in spite...output of Alaska up to over $48,632,000, a larger amount than that for any other year since mining began...world-wide depression of the gold-mining industry has also greatly affected Alaska. As a consequence the value |
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| MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1925 MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1925 By FRED H. MOFFIT INTRODUCTION...in the investigation of the mineral resources of Alaska, describing the mineral deposits, and presenting...prompt publication of notes on the more important mining developments of the year and of the principal results...investigations which may be of immediate use to the mining public. The papers included in this volume are...report on the geology and mineral resources of a district makes possible its publication with much greater |
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| HAKEINGTON. SUMMARY OF MINING OPERATIONS. t A resume of the history of tin mining in Alaska up to 1914 has been...his report. Stream tin was first found on Buhner Creek, a tributary of Anikovik River, in 1900, and there...since 1902. In 1911 a dredge was installed on Buck Creek which has been in operation each season since. Two...following season. A second dredge was installed on Buck Creek in 1915 and has worked each summer since that date...hull in 1916 and installed on a dredge on Swanson Creek, a tributary of Agiapuk Eiver. The hull was carried |
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| Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Cook Inlet-Susitna River region- - - - - - - - - - - _ --- - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| separate publication ) (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1936, by P. S. Smith (published in March 1938)...--------------------_1 (B) 'The Valdez Creek mining district in 1936, by Ralph Tuck (published in March...publications on Alaska. _ _ _ _ _ On back of plate 1 ILLUSTRATIONS Page PLATE 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas...and maps of Alaska.___________________________ In pocket 2. Sketch map of Fortymile district, showing location...gold placer-mining operations.____--__-__-______-_-__--_---_160 3. Sketch map of Eagle district, showing |
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| NONMETALLIC MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE TELLER QUADRANGLE, ALASKA, SUPPLEMENT TO OPEN-FILE REPORT 75-587 PART A ...on mineral occurrences in the Teller quadrangle, Alaska (Cobb, E. H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral...construction materials) in the Teller quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 15-587...Paper U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet U.S. Bureau...Branch of Alaska Geology of the Geological Survey. Al (Agiapuk R.) Gold Port Clarence district Teller |
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| MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1930 By PHILIP S. SMITH 1 The mineral industry of Alaska was for many years...the preeminence of mining, though they have by no means displaced the hold that mining has on the welfare...the minerals produced in Alaska is second to that of the fish products, mining developments still hold...most of the residents. Assistance to the mining industry of Alaska has therefore long been recognized as...describing the different mineral commodities or mining camps and setting forth, both in the text and by |
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| SEWARD PENINSULA, ALASKA BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE WESTERN SEWARD PENINSULA, ALASKA By C. L. Sainsbury...Known lodes ______-____-__-_-__--___ Camp Creek-Lost River mine _______ Lost River Valley ____---_-__-_--_Rapid...____---_-__-_--_Rapid River __-____._....___.__..__ Tin Creek ________________________ Page 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 8 9 9 ...River _______________________ Area east of Tin Creek.---.-------Ear Mountain _______________--_--Cape...Figure 1. Map of the western Seward Peninsula, Alaska, showing areas of known and potential beryllium |
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| Smith, Director Bulletin 813 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1928 BY...Price 40 cents CONTENTS . Mineral industry of Alaska in 1928, by Philip S. Smith._______-___ Administrative...by S. R. Capps____________________ Mining in the Fortymile district, by J. B. Mertie, jr_______-_ _-______...Selected list of Geological Survey publications on Alaska.______________ Page 1 73 97 125 143 165 I ILLUSTRATIONS...1. Sketch map of the Chakachamna-Stony region, Alaska, showing areas in which timber occurs...'_--____-__--_- |
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| developed, the deposit will be mined by underground mining methods. The deposit is part of lands owned by...placer gold mine operations on the Eureka and Mary's bench depositsin the Koyukuk-Nolan district of northern...northern Alaska. The center nugget weighs 41.35 ounces (1,286 grams) and is unofficially the tenth largest...by Tom Bundtzen) Top right: The Valdez Creek placer gold mine, 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Cantwell...Cantwell, has been Alaska's largest gold mine for ten of the last eleven years, and it is one of the largest |
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| NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-169A This report...NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA (To accompany open-file map 77-169A) By E. M....eastern southern Alaska. The table and accompanying map -are part of the Regional Alaska Minerals Resource...Resource Assessment Program (RAMRAP).for. southern Alaska. They are based on an extensive literature search...Geological Survey and information derived from the Alaska Minerals Resource Appraisal Program (AMRAP) were |
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| (Pb0.62 Sb0.37 )Σ=0.99 S2.00 . (3) Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA; by electron microprobe, corresponding to...krennerite, arsenic, gold, proustite, rhodochrosite, arsenopyrite, sphalerite, tetrahedrite (Săcărı̂mb, Romania);...tellurobismuthite, altaite, galena, pyrite (Bohuliby mine, Czech Republic). Distribution: In Romania, from...and Baia-de-Arieş (Offenbánya). In the Bohuliby mine, Jı́lové gold deposit, Czech Republic. From the...Glen Rosa mine, Selukwe, Zimbabwe. In the USA, from Gold Hill, Boulder Co., and Cripple Creek, Teller Co |
