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Phoebe 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 10307334
Record type Site
Current site name Phoebe Creek
Alternate or previous names Feebee Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.14332, 67.56972 (WGS84)
Relative position The location of the reference point is speculative because the location of the occurrence is described only as being on a right-limit tributary of Phoebe Creek. The reference point is near a cabin shown on the topographic map on a large right-limit tributary of Phoebe Creek opposite the mouth of Mellow Creek (NE1/4 sec. 29, T. 32 N., R. 7 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). The location is accurate within a 1-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 C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chandalar N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Chandalar(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

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) -149.14332, 67.56972
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Reed (1938) reported that there is no record of prospecting on Phoebe Creek itself but that very good prospects were found on a right-limit tributary by Manual Mello in the early days 1900s. No other information is available on this occurrence. The occurrence is in an area underlain by Ordovician to Cambrian(?) feldspar-quartz schist, which has been intruded by biotite granite gneiss and aplite phases of the Devonian Baby Creek batholith (Dillon and others, 1996). Calcareous and siliceous hornfels have been developed near the intrusive contacts, and this entire assemblage is in thrust contact with Lower Paleozoic to Proterozoic units that are predominantly banded quartzite and graphitic schist.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

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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