The Crane Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Crane Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crane Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks
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 (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Production): Production Notes = About 1,765 ounces of gold was produced in 1908 (Prindle and Katz, 1913).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Crane Creek is a tributary of Fairbanks Creek and is underlain by quartz muscovite schist, quartzite, and chlorite quartzose schist (Newberry and others, 1996). About 1,765 ounces of gold was produced in 1908 which assayed at 822 fine (Prindle and Katz, 1913). Recent field observation of Crane Creek indicates that more recent mining has taken place in the lower section of the creek, probably in the 1980's (J. Schaefer, field observation, 1999).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Prindle and Katz, 1913
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Recent field observation of lower Crane Creek indicates that mining has occurred recently, probably in the 1980's (J. Schaefer, field observation, 1999).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
References
Reference (Deposit): Prindle, L.M., and Katz, F.J., 1913, Detailed description of the Fairbanks district, in Prindle, L. M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 59-152.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.
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