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Creeks

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Arsenic, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  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 10308637
Record type Site
Current site name Creeks

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.26795, 65.07768 (WGS84)
Relative position The Creeks prospect is defined by a series of multi-element soil anomalies extending from the Hi Yu mine (ARDF no. LG182) on the west to Walnut Creek on the east. The location given is on a drill hole; 135 feet of it contained 0.014 ounces of gold per ton (Freeman and others, 1998).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Arsenic Critical Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • Sericite.

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.26795, 65.07768
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The Creeks prospect is defined by a series of multi-element soil anomalies extending from the Hi Yu mine on the west to Walnut Creek on the east (Freeman and others, 1998). These anomalies consist of large areas of moderate to strongly anomalous gold, arsenic, and antimony. 1998 drilling was designed to find mineralization in previously untested areas using widely spaced (+1,000 feet) reverse circulation drilling. One hole intercepted 135 feet with 0.014 ounces of gold per ton and anomalous gold pathfinder elements. Because of disappointing drill results, no work was recommended on the Creeks prospect in 1999.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Reverse circulation drilling was conducted in 1998 to follow up on soil auger anomalies (Freeman and others, 1998).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Freeman, C.J., Flanigan, B., Currey, J., Wolf, K., and Wietchy D.W., 1998, 1997 and 1998 Final report, Golden Summit project, Fairbanks mining district, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp. Geologic Report GS98-1, 37 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Freeman and others, 1998

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

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