Carl Creek

The Carl Creek is a gold and silver mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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= In 1917 and 1918, Albert Lind mined 18 ounces (558 grams) placer gold from shallow surface workings (Cobb, 1974; unpublished U.S. Mint records, 1920).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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