The Albert Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Albert Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Albert Creek
Secondary: Crooked Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nelchina
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
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Several placer claims on Albert Creek (a tributary of Crooked Creek) and on Crooked Creek. Gold discovered on Albert Creek in 1912, leading to a small stampede; no other valuable deposits were found, but activity on Albert Creek continued to at least 1961 (Cobb, 1973, B 1374).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Chapin, 1918
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Placer deposits
Comment (Production): Production Notes = One or more claims on Albert Creek produced 150 oz gold during 1914 (Chapin, 1918).
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary
References
Reference (Deposit): Chapin, Theodore, 1918, The Nelchina-Susitna region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 668, 67 p.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Reference (Deposit): Martin G.C., and Mertie, J.B., 1914, Mineral resources of the upper Matanuska and Nelchina valleys, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-H, p. 273-299, map.
Reference (Deposit): Chapin, Theodore, 1915, Auriferous gravels of the Nelchina-Susitna region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622, p. 118-130.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., and Csejtey, Bela, Jr., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-716, 63 p.
Reference (Deposit): Singer, D.A., Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and discussion of the metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral resources of the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 78-588-Q, 33 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
Reference (Deposit): Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-558-B, 20 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Capps, S.R., 1924, Geology and mineral resources of the region traversed by the Alaska Railroad: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 755-C, p. 73-150.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-370, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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