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Gold King Creek Placer

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  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 10002870
MRDS ID A015355
Record type Site
Current site name Gold King Creek Placer
Related records 10208701

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.00286, 64.07325 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Fairbanks S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-410, LOCATIONS 80, 81, AND 82. PLACERS ALONG GOLD KING CREEK FROM LATITUDES 64 DEGREES 02' TO 64 DEGREES 06' 30. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR PLACER MINE MARKED ON SE CORNER OF FAIRBANKS (A-3). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.00286, 64.07325
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • STREAM HEADS IN HIGH RIDGE OF QUARTZ-FELDSPAR SCHISTS, THROUGH WHICH IT HAS CUT A DEEP NOTCH. STREAM FLOWS 10 MILES THROUGH TERTIARY HIGH GRAVELS (NENANA GRAVEL) AND COAL-BEARING ROCKS. VALLEY INCISED 1,200 TO 1,800 FT. BELOW THE SURFACES OF THE RIDGES TO THE EAST AND WEST. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IN AREAS MINED MAINLY CLAY. ; REG.COM: GOLD THOUGHT TO BE RECONCENTRATED FROM NENANA GRAVEL.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bonnifield

Comments on development

  • INTERMITTANT MINING REPORTED FROM 1903 TO 1940. ALL MINING DONE BY OPEN CUTS. ATTEMPT AT LARGE-SCALE HYDRAULIC MINING UNSUCCESSFUL. DITCHES OF LENGTHS 2, 2.5, 6.5, AND 1 MILE BUILT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit GOLD IS FOUND EITHER IN STREAM GRAVELS OR ON SOFT CLAYEY BEDROCK; GROUND 2-8 FT. DEEP. HIGH GRAVELS ARE AURIFEROUS. IN PLACES GOLD IS FOUND IN 4 TO 5 FT. OF GRAVEL; IN OTHER PLACES IT IS MOSTLY NEAR THE CLAY BEDROCK.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT 100-150 FT. PER MILE. LOCATION DISCRIPTION FOR ENTIRE LENGTH OF GOLD KING CREEK SOUTH OF LATITUDE 64 DEGREES 06' 30 TO END OF QUAD. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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