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Fryingpan Creek Prospect, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fryingpan Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Circle Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 18' 39'' North , 145° 33' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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An access road to placer operations was completed in the mid-1980's.
Location: Location is approximate site of claims in 1977, NW1/4 NE1/4 sec. 33, T. 6 N., R. 11 E. Fryingpan Creek is a tributary to Birch Creek.
Geology: Four to five ft of pay gravel lies underneath 15 ft of overburden. Depth to schist bedrock is about 20 ft (Ellsworth and Parker, 1911). Good gold values were reported by prospectors in the winter of 1910-11 (Ellsworth and Parker, 1911). Production by Paul Manuel was reported in the 1990's but the quantities are unknown.
Workings: Prospect hole about 20 ft deep, 1909-10 (Ellsworth and Parker, 1911).
Production: Production by Paul Manuel in the 1990's; quantities unknown.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
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 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | CI020 |
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