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Arctic Creek Prospect, Eagle Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Arctic Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Eagle Mining District | Mining District |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 56' 12'' North , 142° 30' 39'' West
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Location: Arctic Creek is a small west tributary of Flume Creek. The location of placer gold mining on Arctic Creek is uncertain; the coordinates are about 1 mile upstream of the mouth of the creek, in section 5, T. 1 N., R. 26 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Arctic Creek is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Arctic Creek is locality 1 of Burleigh and Lear (1994).
Geology: The rocks in the upper part of Arctic Creek are Paleozoic quartz-mica schist and greenschist (Foster, 1976); the lower mile consists of quartz-graphite schist (Clark and Foster, 1969). A northwest-trending belt of Paleozoic greenstone with small serpentinized ultramafic bodies crosses upper Arctic Creek. Very little is known about the placer activity on Arctic Creek, but Ellsworth and Davenport (1913) reported that (as of 1912) the only valuable placers in the Flume Creek drainage were near the mouth of Flume Creek (EA 113) and on Arctic Creek.
Workings: Ellsworth and Davenport (1913) reported that (as of 1912) the only valuable placers in the Flume Creek drainage were near the mouth of Flume Creek (EA008) and on Arctic Creek.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | EA004 |
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- Yukon-TananaVolcanic Arc
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