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Gus 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 10307336
Record type Site
Current site name Gus Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.27333, 67.58972 (WGS84)
Relative position Gus Creek (Shady Creek on the modern topographic map) is a small, north-flowing tributary to the Bettles River. The reference point is plotted near the mouth of Gus Creek (sec. 23, T. 32 N., R. 8 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian), although the exact location of the prospect is not known. The location is accurate within a 1/2-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 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)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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) -149.27333, 67.58972
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Reed (1938) reported only fair prospects on Gus Creek. He described the creek as flowing through a limestone canyon on its lower end, but widening with bedrock changing to schist about 1/4 mile above the mouth. Dillon and others (1996) mapped the geology of the lower mile of the creek as Ordovician to Cambrian marble and two small bodies of Devonian biotite granite gneiss that are part of the Baby Creek batholith. A Devonian calcareous hornfels surrounds one of the granitic bodies. Rocks adjacent to the upper portion of the creek are mapped as Ordovician to Cambrian(?) feldspar-quartz schist.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Reports of prospecting in the 1930s.

Reference information

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 = See also: Garnet Creek (CH071).

Reporter information

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

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