McAdam Creek

The McAdam Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: McAdam Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Bonnifield

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

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

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

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A little placer mining took place along McAdam Creek in the 1930's (Moffit, 1933; Smith, 1933 [B 836-A]). Several types of bedrock have been mapped along Adam Creek. The headwater section drains an area underlain by the Moose Creek Member of the Totalanika Schist, which is composed of yellow quartz-orthoclase gneiss and schist; the Suntrana Formation, which is composed of poorly consolidated shale; and the California Creek Member of the Totatlanika Schist, which is composed of gray quartz-orthoclase-sericite schist and augen gneiss (Wahrhaftig, 1970 [GQ-810]). The mine area itself is underlain by a Miocene coal-bearing unit (Wahrhaftig, 1970 [GQ-810]).

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Production): Production Notes = No information on production is available.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Cobb, 1976 (OFR 76-662)

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A little placer mining took place along McAdam Creek in the 1930's (Moffit, 1933; Smith, 1933).

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary placer.

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Wahrhaftig, Clyde, 1970, Geologic map of the Fairbanks A-4 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-810, 1 sheet, scale 1:63:360.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1930: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836-A, p. 1-83.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.

Reference (Deposit): Moffit, F.H., 1933, Mining developments in the Tatlanika and Totatlanika basins: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836-D, p. 339-345.

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