Second Basin Mines, Petersburg Mining District, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Alaska, USAi

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Second Basin Mines	Group of Mines
Petersburg Mining District	Mining District
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Placer claims on Spruce Creek were patented by 1900 and these--as well as one or more patented lode claims, may cover part or all of the Second Basin. However, the surrounding area is now part of the Chuck River Wilderness Area which is closed to prospecting and mining.
Location: Spruce Creek has been explored for placer gold for most it length and some parts of it have been mined. One of the areas of activity is what is commonly referred to as the 'Second Basin' at at an elevation of about 750 feet. The placer is about 0.5 mile north-northwest of the center of section 25, T. 49 S., R. 75 E.
Geology: Placer gold was discovered near Windham Bay in 1869, probably in Spruce Creek (Spencer, 1906; Kimble and others, 1984). There was placer mining intermittently on Spruce Creek until the 1950's but most of the production took before 1900 and in the early part of the century. Most of the mining took place in what are called the First and Second Basins. There are no records but the total production from Spruce Creek is probably small. There was considerable small-scale mining in the Second Basin, most prior to 1900 or in the early part of the 20th century. Details are lacking and there is now little sign of the mine workings (Kimble and others, 1984).
Workings: The Second Basin was mined beginning in the 1880's and probably into the first decade of the 20th century but details are lacking.
Age: Probably Quaternary.
Production: Some but probably small.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer gold (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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