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Kay Creek Occurrence, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kay Creek Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 17' 48'' North , 158° 43' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: The Kay Creek occurrence is on Kay Creek, a tributary of the Buckstock River. The coordinates are at an elevation of about 700 feet in the NE1/4 sec. 23, T. 14 N., R. 53 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is approximate.
Geology: According to Cady and others (1955), 'natives report antimony occurrences on Kay Creek, a tributary of the Buckstock River'. In 1992, T.K. Bundtzen, unpublished field notes, 1992) found one piece of stibnite-quartz float along a steep, bedrock canyon on the north side of Kay Creek. The stibnite-quartz float was semi-rounded and may have been transported by fluvial or colluvial processes; the lode source was not found. The coordinates are for the location of stibnite-quartz float. Morris Hofseth (oral communication, 1990) reported that he found placer gold in Kay Creek canyon a few miles above the mouth. The rocks in the area consist of shale and sandstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group that has been intruded by a swarm of felsic to mafic dikes.
Workings: Apparently only prospecting and reconnaissance work by a government geologist and a private individual.
Age: The reported placer deposit is Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Sb; (Minor) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Stibnite-quartz vein(?) and placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SM049 |
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