Dome Creek Mine, Eagle Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Dome Creek Mine	Mine
Eagle Mining District	Mining District
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Location: Dome Creek is a small tributary of American Creek about 17 miles southwest of Eagle. The location of placer gold mining on Dome Creek is uncertain; the mine coordinates are arbitrarily placed about 1.5 miles upstream of the mouth of the creek, in section 30, T. 3 S., R. 31 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. There is another Dome Creek (EA079) in the Eagle B-1 quadrangle. Dome Creek is locality 20 of Burleigh and Lear (1994) and locality 39 of Cobb (1972 [MF-393]).
Geology: The rocks in the vicinity of Dome Creek are Paleozoic quartz-mica schist, greenschist, and local marble (Foster, 1976). Mining was reported on Dome Creek in several years from 1926 to 1937 (Smith, 1929; Smith, 1932; Smith, 1933 [B 836]; Smith, 1939 [B 910-A]). There has been considerable placer gold mining on American Creek (EA054) downstream of Dome Creek.
Workings: Mining was reported on Dome Creek in several years from 1926 to 1937 (Smith, 1929; Smith, 1932; Smith, 1933 [B 836]; Smith, 1939 [B 910-A]).
Age: Quaternary.

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

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	EA055

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