Chititu Creek

The Chititu Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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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