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Iron Creek

Producer 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 10002771
MRDS ID A015233
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Creek
Related records 10282253

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.18285, 65.28976 (WGS84)
Relative position Iron Creek is location 3 of Cobb (1972 [MF-390]). Iron Creek drains northward into Woodchopper Creek. The coordinates are for the center of the discovery claim located at the mouth of Iron Creek in section 3, T. 5 N., R. 21 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within half a mile.

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-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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver 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) -143.18285, 65.28976
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Prospects along Iron Creek were first reported by Brooks in 1907. The pay streak was reported to be irregular and spotty, with coarse gold of high grade. One sample assayed $18.75 an ounce (1930 dollars) (Mertie, 1930). The bedrock at the head of Iron Creek is composed of Cretaceous to Tertiary sedimentary rocks and Upper Devonian (?) conglomerate. In the lower part of the drainage the conglomerate contains pebble- to boulder-size clasts of quartzite and chert (Dover and Miyaoka, 1988).? Iron Creek was first staked in 1901, and almost all early work was done by drift mining. In 1926, production was reported to be 9 troy ounces of gold and 1 troy ounce of silver. Iron Creek may still be a site of active mining and prospecting (National Park Service, 1990).
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active?

Mining district

District name Circle

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = In 1926, production was reported to be 9 troy ounces of gold and 1 troy ounce of silver (National Park Service, 1990).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Iron Creek was first staked in 1901, and nearly all of the early work was done by drift mining. Iron Creek may still be a site of mining and prospecting (National Park Service, 1990).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Brooks, A.H., 1907, The Alaskan mining industry in 1906: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 314, p. 19-39.

  • Deposit

    Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1930, Geology of the Eagle-Circle district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 816, 168 p.

  • 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., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Charley River quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-390, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • 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.

  • Deposit

    Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1938, Gold placers of the Fortymile, Eagle, and Circle districts, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 897-C, p. 133-261.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Mertie, 1930 (B 816)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Deposit Other Comments = See also Woodchopper Creek (CY038), Alice Gulch (CY002), Mineral Creek (CY020), and Dome Creek (CY010). 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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