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Edgar 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 10308195
Record type Site
Current site name Edgar Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.79394, 61.8943 (WGS84)
Relative position Edgar Creek is a west headwater tributary of the Kuyukutuk River. The prospect is on the north side of the headwaters of Edgar Creek and is approximately located, perhaps within one-half mile. The map site is at an elevation of 750 feet, in the SW1/4 sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 68 W., of the Seward Meridian. This is locality 2 of Hoare and Cobb (1972, 1977).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Russian Mission D-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Russian Mission NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Russian Mission(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Maserculiq, Incorporated(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village 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
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 273
USGS model code 36a
Deposit model name Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Mark3 model number 27

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.79394, 61.8943
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Harrington (1918) reported that free-milling gold in quartz veins was discovered near the head of Edgar Creek. Claims were staked on these veins, but other information about them is not available. Hoare and Coonrad (1959) show a prospect symbol at this location and interpret the country rocks as Paleozoic to Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic strata of the Gemuk Group.
  • Age = Cretaceous or younger. Veins crosscut Carboniferous to Cretaceous rocks of the Gemuk Group (Hoare and Coonrad, 1959).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Marshall

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Claims were staked on this prospect by 1916, and some surface excavations are probably present.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Harrington, G.L., 1918, The Anvik-Andreafsky region, Alaska (including the Marshall district): U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 683, 70 p.

  • Deposit

    Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Hoare, J.M., and Cobb, E.H., 1977, Mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bethel, Goodnews, and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-156, 98 p.

  • Deposit

    Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1959, Geology of the Russion Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-292, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Harrington, 1918

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Low-sulfide Au-quartz veins? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 36a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-JUN-01 Travis L. Hudson Applied Geology
Reporter 10-JUN-01 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates

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