Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | FB |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | D-2 |
Latitude | 64.886 |
Longitude | -147.975 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | Happy Creek has been placer mined in its headwaters in the SW1/4NW1/4 sec. 28, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The mine is locality 48 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]). |
Geologic descriptionGold placers were mined from 1913 to 1916 and from 1938 to 1940 (Cobb, 1976 [OFR 76-662, p. 44]). Some mineable ground was found as deep as 140 feet (Smith, 1917 [BMB 142 and B 153]). The gold varied from 820 to 825 fine (Glover, 1950). | |
Geologic map unit | (-147.977431542386, 64.8855643699356) |
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Mineral deposit model | Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
Mineral deposit model number | 39a |
Age of mineralization | Quaternary placer. |
Workings or exploration | Gold placers were mined from 1913 to 1916 and from 1938 to 1940 (Cobb, 1976 [OFR 76-662, p. 44]). |
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Indication of production | Yes; small |
Production notes | There is no record of the amount of gold produced from mining that took place from 1913 to 1916 and from 1938 to 1940 (Cobb, 1976 [OFR 76-662, p. 44]). |
MRDS Number | A015324 |
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ReferencesSmith, S.S., 1917, The mining industry in the Territory of Alaska during the calendar year 1916: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 153, 89 p.
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Reporters | J.R. Guidetti Schaefer and C.J. Freeman (Avalon Development Corporation) |
Last report date | 7/31/2001 |