| Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | FB |
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| Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-4 |
| Latitude | 64.032 |
| Longitude | -148.957 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Location and accuracy | The Little Moose Creek mine is located in secs. 20 and 21, T. 10 S., R. 7 W., Fairbanks Meridian. Over the years, placer operations have taken place at various locations along Little Moose Creek, and the coordinates are approximately the mid-point of the creek. The mine is locality 63 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]). |
Geologic descriptionThe Little Moose Creek basin is underlain mainly by quartz-orthoclase-sericite schist of the California Creek Member of the Totatlanika Schist (Wahrhaftig, 1970 [GQ-810]). Gold is found in stream gravel that is approximately 2 to 4 feet thick along the lower mile of the creek above the confluence with Moose Creek (Maddren, 1918). Scarce scheelite was found in placer concentrates (Joesting, 1943 [ATDM Pamph. 2, p. 20[). Glover (1950) reported that the gold is 860 fine. | |
| Geologic map unit | (-148.959335504021, 64.0315398672852) |
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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 | There was small-scale placer mining before 1918; mining probably has continued sporadically since. |
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| Indication of production | Yes; small |