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Deep Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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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 10308680
Record type Site
Current site name Deep Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.96241, 63.39654 (WGS84)
Relative position Deep Creek is a short, north-flowing tributary to Madison Creek. The exact location of early mining and prospecting along Deep Creek is not known; the coordinates mark the location of modern claims, in sec. 20, T. 24 S., R. 10 E., Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate within 1000 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ophir B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ophir SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ophir(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

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) -156.96241, 63.39654
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The bedrock in the vicinity of Deep Creek consists of volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks, chert, and argillite (Chapman and others, 1985). A Cretaceous or Tertiary monzonite pluton that underlies the headwaters of nearby Esperanto (OP008) and Eldorado creeks (OP007) may extend to the headwaters of Deep Creek. The monzonite contains large feldspar phenocrysts and quartz stockwork veins. At the surface, it is heavily weathered to quartz and feldspar (S. Dashevsky, written commun., 2000). Between 1916 and 1920, 276 ounces of gold and 23 ounces of silver were mined from Deep Creek (T. Bundtzen, 1987, written commun., 1987).
  • Age = Quaternary. The source of the gold at Deep Creek may be a Cretaceous or Tertiary monzonite pluton near its headwaters (Bundtzen and others, 1987).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active?

Mining district

District name Innoko

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Between 1916 and 1920, 276 ounces of gold and 23 ounces of silver were mined from Deep Creek (T. Bundtzen, written commun., 1987).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This record

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-AUG-01 Cameron, C.E. Northern Associates Inc.

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