Dawson Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper
Sections on this page
  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 10002971
MRDS ID A015469
Record type Site
Current site name Dawson Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.98197, 65.4677 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 57; NE1/4 sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 12 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Placer mining occurred along the lower section of Dawson Creek. Dawson Creek is a tributary of Hunter Creek, about 9 miles NNW of Wolverine Mountain.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Livengood S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(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
Copper Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Copper (native)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Copper 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 Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
    Rock unit name Rampart Group
    Rock description Rampart Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.98197, 65.4677

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Small-scale placer mining too place from 1911 to 1913 (Cobb, 1976; OFR 76-633, p. 49).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Rampart

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = No record of amount of production.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Small-scale placer mining too place from 1911 to 1913 (Cobb, 1976; OFR 76-633, p. 49).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1976 (OFR 76-633)

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.