The Dome Creek (tributary of Washington Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Dome Creek (tributary of Washington Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dome Creek (tributary of Washington Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Eagle
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: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Mertie, 1938
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary
Comment (Production): Production Notes = Placer production was probably small.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Some placer mining took place at the head of Dome Creek prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1938). The bedrock in the Dome Creek drainage is composed of Cretaceous to Tertiary sandstone, conglomerate, and mudstone. The sedimentary rocks are poorly sorted and poorly consolidated, and the conglomerate contains well-rounded clasts (Dover and Miyaoka, 1988). The source of the gold is in gravels probably derived from these sedimentary rocks (Cobb, 1976 [OFR 76-632]).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This creek lies within Doyon Limited selected or conveyed land. For more information, contact Doyon, Limited. See also Washington Creek (CY035), Nugget Creek (CY023), Eagle Creek (CY012), and Surprise Creek (CY031). This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Some placer mining took place at the head of Dome Creek prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1938).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Active
References
Reference (Deposit): Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1938, Gold placers of the Fortymile, Eagle, and Circle districts, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 897-C, p. 133-261.
Reference (Deposit): Dover, J.A., and Miyaoka, R.T., 1988, Reinterpreted geologic map and fossil data, Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2004, 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 Charley River and Coleen quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-632, 45 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Charley River quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-390, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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