Taylor Creek

The Taylor Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Taylor Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kougarok

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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Physiography

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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 (Geology): Geologic Description = Early placer mining was reported here (Collier and others, 1908) but many reports of subsequent mining, particularly that by dredge operations, was probably for nearby parts of Kougarok River (BN035; Cobb, 1975, OFR 75-429). Sainsbury and others (1969) show placer mine workings along about 1,500 of the active channel of Taylor Creek starting 1,500 feet upstream from its mouth. Bedrock in the area is part of a Lower Paleozoic metasedimentary assemblage (Sainsbury and others, 1969; Till and others, 1986). Some bedrock was apparently exposed by early mining (Collier and others, 1908). Placer deposits on active floodplains in this part of the Kougarok River drainage have probably resulted from at least two cycles of erosion and placer development.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary; placer deposits on active floodplains in this part of the Kougarok River drainage have probably resulted from at least two cycles of erosion and placer development.

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

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Sainsbury and others (1969) show surface open-cut placer mine workings along about 1,500 of the active channel of Taylor Creek starting 1,500 feet upstream from its mouth.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Sainsbury and others, 1969

References

Reference (Deposit): Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.

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): 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.

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.

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