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Central 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 10001703
MRDS ID A012485
Record type Site
Current site name Central Creek
Related records 10281776

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.45168, 64.34165 (WGS84)
Relative position Central Creek drains west into the Goodpaster River, approximately 55 miles east-northeast of Delta Junction. The creek is approximately 20 miles long and has numerous small tributaries. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system reports placer mining in the headwaters of Central Creek. The approximate center of the mining activity is in NE1/4NW1/4 section 6, T. 7 S., R. 17 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. There are references to additional placer mining along Central Creek, but it is unclear where. Winter trails from the Goodpaster and South Fork of the Goodpaster River provide access to the entire creek drainage. It is locality 9 of Menzie and Foster (1979), who summarized relevant references under the name 'Central Creek'.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Big Delta B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Big Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

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) -144.45168, 64.34165
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The area is characterized by rounded hills and flat topped ridges (Thomas, 1970). According to Weber and others (1978), the area is composed of gneiss, quartzite, augen gneiss, and some amphibole schist. The headwaters of Central Creek are proximal to Tibbs Creek (BD040), which hosts numerous shear zones that are locally quartz veined and mineralized (Thomas, 1970). Glover (1920?) reported a range in gold fineness of 827.1 to 838.9 for Central Creek.? the Goodpaster region was first explored for placer gold in 1915. Thomas (1970) reports a stampede of prospectors to the Goodpaster area in 1915 that ended soon after due to low grade deposits. Smith (1930; B 810) reports some exploratory work on Central Creek in 1927. According to Joesting (1938), work utilizing a light drill and bulldozer on Central Creek found sufficient prospects to warrant hydraulic mining. Additional placer claims were filed in 1939 (Menzie and Foster, 1979). From 1974 to 1978, lode and placer claims were staked (Cobb and Eberlein, 1980). The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims on Central Creek as recent as 1984. Cobb (1973; B1374) reports insignificant placer gold production from the Goodpaster region. It is unclear how much, if any, gold was produced from Central Creek.
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Goodpaster

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Cobb (1973; B 1374) reports insignificant placer gold production from the Goodpaster region. It is unclear how much, if any, gold was produced from Central Creek.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The Goodpaster region was first explored for placer gold in 1915. Thomas (1970) reports a stampede of prospectors to the Goodpaster area in 1915 that ended soon after due to low grade deposits. Smith (1930; B 810) reports some exploratory work on Central Creek in 1927. According to Joesting (1938), work utilizing a light drill and bulldozer on Central Creek found sufficient prospects to warrant hydraulic mining. Additional placer claims were filed in 1939 (Menzie and Foster, 1979). From 1974 to 1978, lode and placer claims were staked (Cobb and Eberlein, 1980). The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims on Central Creek as recent as 1984.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Joesting, 1938

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 26-APR-1999 Cameron S. Rombach Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys

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