Dixon Creek

The Dixon Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Dixon Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Council

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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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

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Small-scale surface operations took place between 1899 and 1907, probably along lower parts of the creek.

Comment (Production): Production Notes = Smith (1910) estimates that about $15,000 (725 ounces) worth of gold were recovered between 1899 and 1907.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary; the numerous incised terraces along the Casadepaga River indicate that more than one cycle of erosion and deposition has developed placer deposits in the area. The low elevations between 170 and 270 feet along the first 11 miles of the river, suggest that Quaternary sea level fluctuations could have influenced placer development.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Small-scale mining took place on Dixon Creek, probably along the lower part of the creek, as early as 1899 and about 725 ounces are estimated to have been produced by 1907 (Smith, 1910). Some of the gold was coarse. The creek flows close to the contact between Paleozoic marble of Mount Dixon and underlying pelitic schist of possible Cambrian or Precambrian age (Till and others, 1986). The lower part of Dixon Creek crosses a terrace of the Casadepaga River.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1910

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic resources map of the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-445, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-181, 185 p.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1910, Geology and mineral resources of the Solomon and Casadepaga quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 433, 234 p.

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