Location: This placer mine is located at an elevation of about 500 feet, in the headwaters of (informally named) Boulder Creek, a west-flowing tributary to Buckland River. The old workings are at the fork in the stream. The site is in the SW1/4 section 20, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., of the Kateel River Meridian.
Geology: A small placer gold deposit is located in the upper portion of (informally named) Boulder Creek. Old tailings are visible on the southern tributary stream bank. The deposit was worked by hand in the 1950's (Paul Savok, oral communication, 1995).
Workings: This placer deposit was worked by hand methods in the 1950's. Prospecting and staking were done in the mid-1990's. Regional stream silt and pan concentrate samples were collected in the Boulder Creek area by WGM in 1974 (NANA Regional Corp. data files).
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native Gold	1.AA.05	Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	SE009

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References

Degenhart, C.E., and Bigelow, C.G., 1974, Preliminary minerals evaluation NANA Regional Corporation selection lands: WGM, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, unpublished report, 84 p. (Report held by NANA Regional Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska).

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