American Creek; Discovery; Alex Grant Mine, Bristol Bay Mining District, Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
American Creek; Discovery; Alex Grant Mine	Mine
Bristol Bay Mining District	Mining District
Lake and Peninsula Borough	Borough
Alaska	State
USA	Country

The alternate claim names include: William Hammersly, Discovery, Alex Grant. The claim was active from 1918 through 1984 when the National Park Service evicted the claimant. The deposit is located within Katmai National Park and Preserve. MAS/MILS # 0021260011.
Location: The American Creek placer deposit includes an approximately ten mile section of stream deposits along American Creek. American Creek is located between Sugarloaf Mountain and Nonvianuk (sometimes spelled Nanwhyenuk) Lake. For this record, the midpoint of the deposit is at an elevation of about 300 feet in the SW1/4 of T. 14 S., R 38 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate within one-half mile.
Geology: Placer gold occurs in stream gravels of American Creek. The headwaters of American Creek drain Lower Tertiary andesitic and dacitic lava flows and breccias (Riehle and others, 1993). A claim was active from 1918 through 1984 when the National Park Service evicted the claimant.
Workings: Apparently none of significance.
Age: Quaternary.

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

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	MK002

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