Prince Creek

The Prince Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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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