Placer Mine with commodities gold, silver
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| Feature ID | REE-Mf00557 |
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| Other names | Murray Gulch; Unnamed (northeast of lower Sue Creek) |
| Geographic coordinates | -158.590716, 61.570772 |
| Point definition | Point placed just south of the mine buildings from Figure 15; Geologic sketch of Murray Gulch, New York Creek drainage, Sleetmute C-7 Quadrangle, Alaska |
| Reference | Bundtzen and others (1999); Figure 1 Date: 1999; Scale: Medium (1:24,000-1:250,000)
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The New York Creek gold placers were developed around 1910 and have intermittently produced gold since then. Total New York Creek production. from 1910 to 1937, was at least 48 kg (1,543 oz) gold; an unknown amount of production has taken place to the present day
Bundtzen, T.K., Harris, E.E., Miller, M.L., Layer, P.W., and Laird, G.M., 1999, Geology of the Sleetmute C-7, C-8, D-7, and D-8 quadrangles, Horn Mountains, southwestern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 98-12, 38 p., one sheet, scale 1:63,360.
In 1910, prospectors Nick Miljevic. A. Perledo, and J. Hittewlth discovered coarse placer gold about 6 km (4 mi) above the mouth of New York Creek. Hydraulic mining was initiated in 1915, and by the 1920s and 1930s, several tributaries including Murray Gulch and Mary Creek had been mined on a small scale.
Bundtzen, T.K., Harris, E.E., Miller, M.L., Layer, P.W., and Laird, G.M., 1999, Geology of the Sleetmute C-7, C-8, D-7, and D-8 quadrangles, Horn Mountains, southwestern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 98-12, 38 p., one sheet, scale 1:63,360.
| Dates | Material | Amount | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 to 1937 | gold (Au) | 48 | kilograms |
| 1914 to 1937 | silver (Ag) | 7 | kilograms |
| 1914 to 1937: gold (Au) | |
|---|---|
| Beginning year | 1914 |
| Ending year | 1937 |
| Associated deposits | Mo00550 |
| Materials | gold (Au) |
| Material type | commodity |
| Material amount | 48 |
| Amount units | kilograms |
| Contained commodity | 48 |
| Contained commodity units | kilograms |
| Material amount SI | 0.048(calculated) |
| Material amount SI units | metric tons |
| Contained commodity SI | 0.048(calculated) |
| Contained commodity SI units | metric tons |
| Contained commodity element | Au |
| Short reference | Bundtzen and others (1999)Page 25, Table 8 |
| Reference | Bundtzen, T.K., Harris, E.E., Miller, M.L., Layer, P.W., and Laird, G.M., 1999, Geology of the Sleetmute C-7, C-8, D-7, and D-8 quadrangles, Horn Mountains, southwestern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 98-12, 38 p., one sheet, scale 1:63,360. |
| 1914 to 1937: silver (Ag) | |
|---|---|
| Beginning year | 1914 |
| Ending year | 1937 |
| Associated deposits | Mo00550 |
| Materials | silver (Ag) |
| Material type | commodity |
| Material amount | 7 |
| Amount units | kilograms |
| Contained commodity | 7 |
| Contained commodity units | kilograms |
| Material amount SI | 0.007(calculated) |
| Material amount SI units | metric tons |
| Contained commodity SI | 0.007(calculated) |
| Contained commodity SI units | metric tons |
| Contained commodity element | Ag |
| Remarks | CntSIComAm full data value is 0.0071111 |
| Short reference | Bundtzen and others (1999)Page 25, Table 8 |
| Reference | Bundtzen, T.K., Harris, E.E., Miller, M.L., Layer, P.W., and Laird, G.M., 1999, Geology of the Sleetmute C-7, C-8, D-7, and D-8 quadrangles, Horn Mountains, southwestern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 98-12, 38 p., one sheet, scale 1:63,360. |
| Dates | Status | Detail | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 to 1910 | Exploration | In 1910, prospectors Nick Miljevic. A. Perledo, and J. Hittewlth discovered coarse placer gold about 6 km (4 mi) above the mouth of New York Creek | Bundtzen and others (1999) |
| 1914 to 1937 | Active | Production | Bundtzen and others (1999) |