Mine detail: Rye Creek Placer

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

67.40773, -151.36142

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Ore:	Gold
Gangue:	Andalusite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Monazite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Zircon
Discovery year:	1915

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:

Gravel

References

MRDS	A011047
DEP	10000593
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS OFR 76-340, P. 150.}{Deposit:: REED, 1938, ALASKA DEPT OF MINES UNPUBL REPT, P. 132-134.}
Reporter	Bliss, James D.