Dome Creek (tributary of Washington Creek)

The Dome Creek (tributary of Washington Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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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

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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