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Minnie 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 10307330
Record type Site
Current site name Minnie Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.89332, 67.4197 (WGS84)
Relative position The prospect is approximately 2 miles south of Minnie Creek Lake. The reference point is at the junction of the tributary from Minnie Creek Lake and Minnie Creek (sec. 13, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). This point is near the upper end of an area of placer activity extending downstream to the confluence of Minnie Creek and Howard Creek. A smaller stretch along Minnie Creek about 2.5 to 3 miles upstream from the reference point (sec. 21, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian) has also been placered. The location is accurate within a 1-mile radius.

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

Chandalar S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandalar(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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -149.89332, 67.4197
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Minnie Creek was said to have been heavily prospected in the early 1900s, but water problems made reaching bedrock difficult and the early mining was not very successful (Reed, 1938). A shaft to bedrock in 1904 reportedly produced $500 of heavy 'shot' gold from a short drift before it was flooded. Drift mining was concentrated in a deep channel, although some gold was taken out at higher levels. No prospects were reported on the present channel or on a high channel, although several high benches indicate the presence of a high channel.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = $1000 worth of gold reportedly produced by 1909.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Considerable prospecting and some drifting were reported in the early 1900s, but water on bedrock made prospecting and drift mining difficult.

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)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-NOV-99 J.M. Britton U.S. Geological Survey

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