Deposit ID | 10001391 |
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MRDS ID | A012133 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Big Jim Creek |
Alternate or previous names | Suklak Creek |
Related records | 10185017 |
Geographic coordinates: | -149.05331, 67.52972 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | Big Jim Creek is a west-flowing tributary into the southern lake of Twin Lakes, which are approximately 15 miles west of Chandalar. The location (SW1/4 sec. 2, T. 31 N., R. 7 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian) approximately coincides with locality 7 in DeYoung (1978). The location is accurate within a 1-mile radius. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Copper | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Copper | Ore |
Gold | Ore |
Model code | 119 |
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USGS model code | 39a |
BC deposit profile | C01. C02 |
Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
Mark3 model number | 54 |
(1) | -149.05331, 67.52972 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Koyukuk |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012133 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | CH056 |
Dillon, J.T., 1982, Source of lode and placer gold deposits of the Chandalar and upper Koyukuk Districts: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Open-File Report 158, 25 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
DeYoung, J.H., Jr., 1978, Mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-878-B, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Chandalar quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-457, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Chandalar and Wiseman quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-340, 205 p.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
Deposit | Other Comments = Suklak Creek is the old name for this stream, and it was worked by 'Big Jim' Edwards. Much of the information in the primary reference is hearsay. |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 17-NOV-1999 | J.M. Britton | U.S. Geological Survey |