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Shotgun Creek

Prospect 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000715
MRDS ID A011353
Record type Site
Current site name Shotgun Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.80281, 63.04958 (WGS84)
Relative position The map site of this gold placer prspect is at the junction of Shotgun and Little Shotgun creeks, which are east-flowing tributaries of Ohio Creek. The placer workings on Shotgun creek are approcimately 4 miles upstream from Ohio Creek. The workings on Little Shotgun Creek extend for about 3 miles above its mouth. The map site is at the south boundary of sec. 35, T. 19 S., R. 10 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This is location 26 of Cobb (1978: OFR 78-1062), and location E-36 of Balen (1990: OFR 34-90).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Lower Shotgun and Little Shotgun creeks drain Upper Jurassic to Upper Triassic(?) crystal tuff, argillite, chert, graywacke, and limestone. The upper parts of the creeks drain Upper Devonian serpentinite, basalt, chert, and gabbro, in thrust contact with Lower Jurassic and Upper Triassic sandstone and siltstone (Wilson and others, 1998). Capps (1919) reports that placer gold is present, but mining has not been successful.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Capps (1919) reports that placer gold is present, but mining has not been successful.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = There are surface workings only.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1978 (OFR 78-1062)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-2000 N. Van Wyck Stevens Exploration Management Corporation

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