Sinona Creek (Shnu Creek)

The Sinona Creek (Shnu Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Sinona Creek (Shnu Creek)

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chistochina

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
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 (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Probably shallow placer workings prior to 1903 that have long since destroyed by erosion.

Comment (Geology): Age = Holocene placer.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = There was some prospecting and possibly minor production of placer gold in the area prior to 1903 (Mendenhall and Schrader, 1903). Sinona Creek has a very low gradient and flows mostly through unconsolidated material. Its headwater tributaries originate the Chistochina gold district of the Mt. Hayes quadrangle and small amounts of flour gold could have washed into Sinona Creek and been concentrated in river bar deposits along the river.

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

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Mendenhall, W.C., and Schrader, F.C., 1903, The mineral resources of the Mount Wrangell district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 15, 71 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Gulkana quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1247, 36 p.

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