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Webber 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 10308568
Record type Site
Current site name Webber Creek
Alternate or previous names Weber Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.70287, 65.29976 (WGS84)
Relative position Webber Creek is a northeast-flowing tributary of the Yukon River. The confluence is in T. 7 N., R. 20 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Webber Creek is about 20 miles long and has been prospected along its entire length. The coordinates have been arbitrarily placed at the approximate midpoint of the creek, in section 29, T. 6 N., R. 20 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within 10 miles.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Charley River B-6(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)

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) -143.70287, 65.29976
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The bedrock in Webber Creek near Alder Creek (CY001) consists of Paleozoic phyllitic argillite; farther downstream the bedrock is composed of Cretaceous to Tertiary sedimentary rocks (Dover and Miyaoka, 1988). No extensive placer deposits have been reported along Webber Creek, and no commercial placer mining has taken place. However, a northwest-flowing tributary of Webber Creek, Alder Creek (CY001), has had some ground worked (Mertie, 1942). Gold Placers, Inc. did some test drilling along the Webber Creek in the mid 1930's, but did not find good results. In 1975, a cabin was built along Webber Creek and a road was bulldozed to its mouth (National Park Service, 1990).
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Circle

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = There has been some exploration along Webber Creek, most of it prior to World War II. No placer mines have ever operated along Webber Creek (Mertie, 1942).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1942, Tertiary deposits of the Eagle-Circle district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917-D, p. 213-264.

  • 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

    National Park Service, 1990, Final environmental impact statement, volume 1, Mining in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, Alaska: National Park Service, Anchorage, Alaska, p. 36-44.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Mertie, 1942

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Deposit Other Comments = See also Alder Creek (CY001). 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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