The Chititu Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Chititu Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chititu Creek
Secondary: Rex Creek
Secondary: White Creek
Secondary: Bligh Gulch
Secondary: Jolly Gulch
Secondary: Dry Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nizina
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Copper
Ore: Silver
Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Silver (native)
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Gold (native)
Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Copper (native)
Comment (Production): Production Notes = Accounted for more than half of the estimated 143,000 oz. Au produced from the Nizina District (MacKevett, 1976). Minor activity in 1976.
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Major producer of gold in the Nizina District..
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Moffit and Capps, 1911
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Bench and stream placers on Chititu Creek and its tributaries. Richest stream placers were reconcentrated from benches.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface placers; small-scale hydraulic operations.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer: bench, stream
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1974, Geologic map of the McCarthy B-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1146, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Koschmann, A.H. and Bergendahl, M.H., 1968, Principal gold producing districts of the United States: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 610, 283 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
Reference (Deposit): Moffit, F.H., and Capps, S.R., 1911, Geology and mineral resources of the Nizina district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 448, 111 p.
Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H. and Capps, S.R., 1924, Mineral industry in Alaska, 1922: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 755, p. 1-56.
Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H., 1915, Mineral resources of Alaska in 1914: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622, 238 p.
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