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Butte Creek

Prospect 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 10308679
Record type Site
Current site name Butte Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.1586, 63.50626 (WGS84)
Relative position Butte Creek is a small, southwest-flowing tributary to Folger Creek; Folger Creek flows northwest into the Innoko River. The exact location of prospecting along Butte Creek is not known; the coordinates are for an arbitrary location at the approximate midpoint of Butte Creek, in sec. 9, T. 23 S., R. 14 E., Kateel River Meridian. This location is accurate within 5 miles.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Ophir C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Ophir NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ophir(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) -156.1586, 63.50626
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The bedrock in the vicinity of Butte Creek consists of chert, argillite, and volcaniclastic rocks. The headwater tributaries of Butte Creek (Quartz Creek and Shorty Creek) drain a Cretaceous or Tertiary monzonite intrusion (Chapman and others, 1985). Such plutons probably are the source of the gold in Butte Creek (Bundtzen and others, 1987). Prospecting was reported along Butte Creek during 1914. There is no further report of activity (Eakin, 1914).
  • Age = Quaternary. The headwater tributaries of Butte Creek (Quartz Creek and Shorty Creek) drain a Cretaceous or Tertiary monzonite intrusion (Chapman and others, 1985). Such plutons probably are the source of the gold in Butte Creek (Bundtzen and others, 1987).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Innoko

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Prospecting was reported along Butte Creek during 1914. There is no further report of activity (Eakin, 1914).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Eakin, H.M., 1914, The Iditarod-Ruby region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 578, 45 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction material) in the Iditarod and Ophir quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-576, 101 p.

  • Deposit

    Chapman, R.M., Patton, W.W., and Moll, E.J., 1985, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Ophir quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-203, 1 sheet, 1:250,000 scale.

  • Deposit

    Bundtzen, T.K., Green, C.B., Deagen, J., and Daniels, C.L., 1987, Alaska's mineral industry, 1986: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Special Report 40, 68 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Eakin, 1914

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 07-AUG-01 Cameron, C.E. Northern Associates Inc.

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