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Last Chance Creek

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. 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 10001394
MRDS ID A012136
Record type Site
Current site name Last Chance Creek
Alternate or previous names Crab Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.47332, 67.51971 (WGS84)
Relative position The reference point for this occurrence is on Last Chance Creek (NE1/4 sec. 14, T. 31 N., R. 9 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian) approximately 1 mile north of Big Lake(site) on Bob Johnson Lake. The location is accurate within a 1-mile radius. Also see Additional comments.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chandalar C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chandalar N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandalar(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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

(1) -149.47332, 67.51971
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Prospecting in 1922 yielded two grains of coarse gold at the bottom of a 30-foot-deep prospect shaft (Reed, 1938). Additional prospecting in 1932 yielded one grain of gold (said to be worth $0.05) from a 4-foot open cut near where the stream valley opens into the valley of Lake Creek. No other data are available for this occurrence.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Last Chance Creek was prospected by at least three shafts to bedrock and an open cut. A 30-foot shaft was sunk in 1922 and 15-foot and 35-foot shafts were sunk in 1932. The 15-foot shaft reportedly was near the mouth of the creek and the 35-foot shaft was farther upstream 'at the forks'. Claims have been staked on Last Chance Creek since 1969, but there are no reports of any work.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Reed, 1938

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Deposit Other Comments = Prospect was called Crab Creek by Reed (1938), but it is called Last Chance Creek on the modern topographic map.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-1999 J.M. Britton U.S. Geological Survey

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