Unnamed (ridge between Moonlight Creek and Canyon Creek) (ARDF #DN034) Au

Unnamed (ridge between Moonlight Creek and Canyon Creek)

Occurrence, Inactive

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Au
Other commodities	Ag; Sb
Ore minerals	pyrite; stibnite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	DN
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	C-2
Latitude	63.6596
Longitude	-150.5291
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Location and accuracy	This occurrence is at an elevation of about 3650 feet, on an unnamed ridge between the upper reaches of Canyon Creek and Moonlight Creek. It is about 500 feet northeast of the center of section 11, T. 14 S., R. 15 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The location is probably accurate within about 1000 feet. The occurrence corresponds to location 101 of Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury (1984, fig. K-8).

Geologic setting

Geologic description This occurrence is in an altered, probably lower Tertiary, gabbro(?) dike. The dike contains pyrite and a small amount of stibnite. A sample collected by Bundtzen assayed 0.01 ounce of gold per ton, 0.10 ounce of silver per ton, and 0.016 percent antimony (Thornsberry, McKee, and Salisbury, 1984, v. 2, occurrence 101).
Geologic map unit	(, )
Age of mineralization	The deposit is assumed to be Eocene (see record DN091).

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	There are no workings.
Indication of production	None
Additional comments The site is in Denali National Park and Preserve.

References

References Thornsberry, V. V., McKee, C. J., and Salisbury, W. G., eds, 1984, 1983 Mineral Resource Studies: Kantishna Hills and Dunkle Mine Areas, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska: U. S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 129-84. 3 Volumes: v. 1, Text; v. 2, Appendices; v. 3, Maps. Prepared by Salisbury & Dietz, Inc., Spokane, WA.
Reporters	C.C. Hawley
Last report date	2/10/2001