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Upperchistochina River Area

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000526
MRDS ID A010722
Record type Site
Current site name Upperchistochina River Area
Alternate or previous names Includes: Slate, Big Four Creeks, Miller Gulch, Chisna River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.83602, 63.16635 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 MILES N OF CHISNA (TOWN)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Hayes A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 36 SQ MI.: NW TRIBUTARIES OF CHISTOCHINA MIDDLEFORK; AREA OF INTEREST GENERALLY SE AND W OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Chromite Gangue
Cinnabar Gangue
Galena Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -144.83602, 63.16635
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Denali Fault Zone To The North

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Auriferous Gravels

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: PALEOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS, MESOZOIC MAFIC/ULTRAMATIC INTRUSIVE ROCKS, TERTIARY CONTINENTAL DEPOSITS ; REG.COM: ONE POPULAR THEORY INDICATES SOURCE OF GOLD AS UNDISCOVERED LODES NORTH OF DENALI FAULT NEAR MT. KIMBALL

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1898

Comments on the production information

  • SLATE CREEK PRODUCED MORE THAN 150000 FINE OUNCES OF GOLD ALONE

Comments on the workings information

  • INADEQUATE SOURCES OF WATER SEASONALLY HAMPERED PRODUCTION

Comments on development

  • WORKED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1900'S TO 1960'S

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOST PRODUCTION FROM MILLER GULCH & SLATE CREEK

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Garrison, Michael T. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

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