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Willow Creek

Producer 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. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002629
MRDS ID A015067
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek
Related records 10209910

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -158.07182, 62.3755 (WGS84)
Relative position USGS MF-363, Loc. 23, 24. Mine and tailings marked on Iditarod (B-5).; 6 Miles SSW of Flat.; Accurate within 1/4 mile

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iditarod B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -158.07182, 62.3755
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Fine-grained gold is in creek and bench placers. It is mainly on bedrock surface in crevices in the upper part of decomposed bedrock and in the lower 1-2 feet of gravel. Overburden 12-24 ft. thick.
  • Age = Tertiary/Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active

Mining district

District name Iditarod

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Mined intermittently 1910 to present; production considerable, but no data

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface workings: Shortage of water necessitated ditch 11 miles long; It was built in 1925 from Bonanza Creek.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Bundtzen and others, 1992

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer: stream, bench
Deposit Other Comments = Stream gradient under 100 ft. per mile.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-MAY-1994 Powers, M.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-MAY-1994 Huber, D.F. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-MAY-1994 Miller, M.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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