Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MD |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-4 |
Latitude | 63.15 |
Longitude | -154.88 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The Eagle Creek Gulch occurrence is iocated just below the Stone Lode (MD074), in Section 17, T. 27 S., R. 21 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Location is known to within 2,500 feet (762m). |
Geologic descriptionThe Eagle Creek Gulch placer occurrence is a poorly understood concentration of placer gold at the head of Eagle Creek, below the Stone gold skarn deposit (MD074). May be, in part, a residual placer deposit. Age of mineralization is unknown. | |
Geologic map unit | (-154.882325450709, 63.1493876675745) |
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Mineral deposit model | Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39c). |
Mineral deposit model number | 39c |
Workings or exploration | Some placer mining has taken place in the 1920s and 1930s but no production records were found. |
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Indication of production | Yes; small |
Production notes | Production tests were completed in the 1920s and 1930s; unkown production. |
Additional commentsThe Eagle Creek Gulch prospect is on lands conveyed to Doyon Ltd. For additional information, contact Doyon Ltd. at 210 1st Ave., Fairbanks, Alaska, 99701. |
MRDS Number | D002706 |
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References | |
Reporters | Bundtzen, T.K. (Pacific Rim Geological Consulting) |
Last report date | 6/7/1998 |