| Deposit ID | 10307402 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Drayham Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -143.01282, 65.07976 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Drayham Creek is a northwest-flowing tributary of the Charley River. Drayham Creek is approximately 6 miles long. The exact location of placer mining on the creek is not known. Geographic coordinates have been arbitrarily placed at the approximate midpoint of the creek, in section 23, T. 3 N., R. 23 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 3 miles. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Charley River A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Charley River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Charley River(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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -143.01282, 65.07976 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|
| District name | Circle |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CY011 |
Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1942, Tertiary deposits of the Eagle-Circle district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917-D, p. 213-264.
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.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a). |
| Deposit | Other Comments = This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-APR-00 | Cameron, C.E. | Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys |
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