The Arizona Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Arizona Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arizona Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Kougarok
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
Comments
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary; placers on present floodplains are probably the result of at least two cycles of erosion and placer development.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface open-cut placer workings, at least 1,500 feet, are on the main channel of Arizona Creek starting 1,500 feet upstream of the mouth. Much of the early placer mining here was on bench gravels at elevations of 20 to 70 feet above the floodplain (Collier and others, 1908; Smith, 1909).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Sainsbury and others (1969) show 1,500 feet of placer mine workings on the main channel of Arizona Creek starting 1,500 feet upstream of the mouth. Much of the early placer mining here was on bench gravels at elevations of 20 to 70 feet above the floodplain (Collier and others, 1908; Smith, 1909). The bench placers arer probably in gravels related to locally preserved Kougarok River terraces.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb, 1975 (OFR 75-429)
References
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1909, Recent developments in southern Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 379-F, p. 267-301.
Reference (Deposit): Collier, A. J., Hess, F.L., Smith, P.S., and Brooks, A.H., 1908, The gold placers of parts of Seward Peninsula, Alaska, including the Nome, Council, Kougarok, Port Clarence, and Goodhope precincts: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 328, 343 p.
Reference (Deposit): Sainsbury, C.L., Kachadoorian, Reuban, Hudson, Travis, Smith, T.E., Richards, T.R., and Todd, W.E., 1969, Reconnaissance geologic maps and sample data, Teller A-1, A-2, A-3, B-1, B-2, B-3, C-1, and Bendeleben A-6, B-6, C-6, D-5, and D-6 quadrangles. Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 377, 49 p., 12 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-429, 123 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bendeleben quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-417, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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