Dome Creek (tributary of Woodchopper Creek)

The Dome Creek (tributary of Woodchopper 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 Woodchopper Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Circle

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 (Geology): Geologic Description = Dome Creek has produced a small amount of placer gold, derived from mostly eroded Cretaceous to Tertiary sedimentary rocks (Brabb and Churkin, 1969; Mertie, 1942; Dover and Miyaoka, 1988). All production was prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1942).

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See also Woodchopper Creek (CY038) and Mineral Creek (CY020). This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A small amount of placer gold was produced from Dome Creek prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1942).

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

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Mertie, 1942

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary

References

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.

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): 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): Brabb, E.E., and Churkin, M.J., 1969, Geologic map of the Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-573, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1942, Tertiary deposits of the Eagle-Circle district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917-D, p. 213-264.

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