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Dome Creek (tributary of Washington 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. 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 10307400
Record type Site
Current site name Dome Creek (tributary of Washington Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -142.3728, 65.06977 (WGS84)
Relative position Dome Creek flows north-northeast and joins Washington Creek near Strawberry Dome. The main mining and prospecting activity took place about 5 miles from the head of Dome Creek in section 24, T. 3 N., R. 26 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Prospecting and mining may have occurred along the creek in other places. The location is accurate to within 1 mile. This creek lies within Doyon, Limited selected or conveyed land.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charley River A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Charley River C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

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) -142.3728, 65.06977
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Some placer mining took place at the head of Dome Creek prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1938). The bedrock in the Dome Creek drainage is composed of Cretaceous to Tertiary sandstone, conglomerate, and mudstone. The sedimentary rocks are poorly sorted and poorly consolidated, and the conglomerate contains well-rounded clasts (Dover and Miyaoka, 1988). The source of the gold is in gravels probably derived from these sedimentary rocks (Cobb, 1976 [OFR 76-632]).
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active

Mining district

District name Eagle

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Placer production was probably small.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Some placer mining took place at the head of Dome Creek prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1938).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Charley River quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-390, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Charley River and Coleen quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-632, 45 p.

  • Deposit

    Dover, J.A., and Miyaoka, R.T., 1988, Reinterpreted geologic map and fossil data, Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2004, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1938, Gold placers of the Fortymile, Eagle, and Circle districts, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 897-C, p. 133-261.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Mertie, 1938

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Deposit Other Comments = This creek lies within Doyon Limited selected or conveyed land. For more information, contact Doyon, Limited. See also Washington Creek (CY035), Nugget Creek (CY023), Eagle Creek (CY012), and Surprise Creek (CY031). This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-APR-00 Cameron, C.E. Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

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