The Carl Creek is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Carl Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Carl Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: McGrath
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Carl Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kuskokwim River, is about 2 meters wide and its floodplain is covered in pioneer flora. The stream dissects the Candle Hills volcanic-plutonic complex (Bundtzen and Laird, 1983; Bundtzen and Miller, 1997).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Bundtzen and Laird, 1983
Comment (Production): Production Notes = In 1917 and 1918, Albert Lind mined 18 ounces (558 grams) placer gold from shallow surface workings (Cobb, 1974; unpublished U.S. Mint records, 1920). Additional placer gold was mined by Carl and Gus Schutler during the 1920's and 1930's. Total production quantities of gold from Carl Creek are unknown (Bundtzen and Laird, 1983; Wimmler, 1925; Smith, 1939).
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface tailings recognized from air-photo interpretation.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold-heavy mineral placer deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
References
Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., and Laird, G.M., 1983, Geologic map of the McGrath D-6 quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geologic Report 79, 1:63,360 scale.
Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., and Miller, M.L., 1997, Precious metals associated with Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary igneous rocks of southwestern Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Economic Geology Monograph #9, Mineral Deposits of Alaska, p. 242-286.
Reference (Deposit): Wimmler, N.L., 1925, Placer mining in Alaska in 1925: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 195-8, 118 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1939, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1937: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 910-A, p. 1-113.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1974, Synopsis of mineral resources and geology of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1307, 53 pages.
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