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Little Gold Creek

Occurrence 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 10307328
Record type Site
Current site name Little Gold Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.65333, 67.4997 (WGS84)
Relative position Little Gold Creek is described by Reed (1938) as a small westward-flowing, right-limit tributary to Gold Creek that heads against Eden Creek. The prospect is about 3 miles southwest of Glacier Lake and near the mouth of Little Gold Creek (NE1/4 sec. 19, T. 31 N., R. 9 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). While neither Little Gold or Eden Creeks are shown by name on current topographic maps, the descriptions of each provided by Reed are sufficient to reasonably conclude that the location given here is accurate within a 1/2-mile radius.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Chandalar B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chandalar S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandalar(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) -149.65333, 67.4997
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Little Gold Creek is a small tributary to upper Gold Creek, one of the most prolific producers in the district. Reed (1938, p. 27-28) reported that a 76-foot shaft to bedrock was sunk about 200 feet from the mouth of Little Gold Creek, and although some gold was found, it was not in amounts sufficient to be workable. No other descriptive information is available on this occurrence.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = A 76-foot prospect shaft was sunk to bedrock near the mouth of the creek.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Reed, 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 17-NOV-99 J.M. Britton U.S. Geological Survey

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