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Texas 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. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10309033
MRDS ID A010583
Record type Site
Current site name Texas Creek
Alternate or previous names Beluga Mountain
Related records 10000418

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -151.09272, 61.72952 (WGS84)
Relative position MacKevett and Holloway (1997, locality 8) show this placer prospect in Texas Creek in T. 19 N., R. 10 W., Sections 16, 17,and 20 on the northeast side of Beluga Mountain (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1998, MAS # 0020840018 and Cobb, 1979, MF 385, locality 8). Location is approximated at the eastern end of the placer where Texas Creek leaves Beluga Mountain.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tyonek C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tyonek NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyonek C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

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) -151.09272, 61.72952
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Glacio-fluvial deposits of probably Tertiary age contain fine gold, probably reconcentrated from glacial deposits, although some may be from bedrock sources. Smith (1934, p. 31-32; 1936, p. 33) reported that gold is found in blue clay false bedrock along stream benches and that the placer is difficult to mine because of numerous glacial boulders. The gold tenor is low (Cobb,1973, B1374, p. 23).
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Probably inactive

Mining district

District name Yentna

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Explored by a shallow 200 foot trench cut in 1933.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Smith, 1934

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer gold (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Deposit Other Comments = Referred to as Beluga Mountain by Smith, 1934.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1998 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates
Reporter 01-JUN-1998 James Riehle U.S. Geological Survey

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