| Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | HE |
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| Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-2 |
| Latitude | 63.05 |
| Longitude | -147.65 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Location and accuracy | Placer gold occurs along an unnamed, north-flowing tributary to Butte Creek. The occurrences extend for about a mile upstream from the map site, which is just north of the center of sec. 36, T. 21 S., R. 1 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This site is location B-3 of Balen (1990: OFR 34-90). The location is accurate to within 1 mile. |
Geologic descriptionThis creek drains an area underlain by thrust slices of greenstone and turbidite. In addition to the gold there are reports of palladium in this placer (Balen, 1990: OFR 34-90). The source of the placer gold is unknown. The source of the palladium might be ultramafic rocks, such as those at HE159. | |
| Geologic map unit | (-147.652255619773, 63.0495477318808) |
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| Mineral deposit model | Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
| Mineral deposit model number | 39a |
| Age of mineralization | Quaternary. |
| Workings or exploration | Surface workings only. |
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| Indication of production | None |
| MRDS Number | 10307586 |
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References | |
| Reporters | N. Van Wyck (Stevens Exploration Management Corporation) |
| Last report date | 4/7/2000 |