The Prince Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Prince Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Prince Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Mercury
Location
State: Alaska
District: Iditarod
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: 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: Cinnabar
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Cassiterite
Gangue: Scheelite
Gangue: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Active
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Bundtzen and others, 1992
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Placer deposit consists of both bench "&" modern stream gravels. Monzonite pluton at head of Prince Creek constitutes a residual placer containing gold. Placer ground buried by 22-30 ft. of overburden. Concentrates from bench deposits contain cinnabar and stibnite; those from modern stream gravels contain scheelite and cassiterite.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface: Active sluicing in 1994 by Prince Creek Mining.
Comment (Production): Production Notes = Production 1919-86 estimated at 33,150 oz.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer: residual bench "&" stream
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Stream gradient 150-300 ft. per mile.
Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary/Quaternary
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Iditarod quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-363, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Maloney , R.P., 1962, Trenching and sampling of the Rhyolite mercury prospect, Kuskokwim River basin, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 6141, 43 p.
Reference (Deposit): Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1936, Mineral deposits of the Ruby-Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 864-C, 115-245.
Reference (Deposit): Miller, M.L., Bundtzen, T.K., Keith, W.J., Bailey, E.A., Bickerstaff, Damon, 1996, Geology and mineral resources of the Stuyahok area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-505-A, 30 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction material) in the Iditarod and Ophir quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-576, 101 p.
Reference (Deposit): Swainbank, R.C., Bundtzen, T.K., Clough A.H., Henning, M.W., and Hansen E.W., 1994, Alaska's mineral industry 1994: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 49, 77 p.
Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., Miller, M.L., Laird, G.M., and Bull, K.F., 1992, Geology and mineral resources of Iditarod mining district, Iditarod B-4 and eastern B-5 quadrangles, southwestern Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 97, 46 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
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