Graham Creek

The Graham Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Graham Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Innoko

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Placer Au-PGE

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Gold

Comments

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

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary. Cripple Creek, a headwater tributary of Graham Creek, drains a Cretaceous/Tertiary monzonitic intrusive body that is the probable source of gold in these creeks (Bundtzen and others, 1987).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The rocks in the vicinity of Graham Creek consist of chert, argillite, and volcaniclastic rocks. A headwater tributary of Graham Creek, Cripple Creek, drains a monzonitic intrusion (Chapman and others, 1985). This Cretaceous/Tertiary monzonitic intrusion is the probable source of gold in these creeks (Bundtzen and others, 1987). Prospecting and development work were reported along Graham Creek in 1940 (Smith, 1942); the exact location of prospecting is unknown. Two headwater tributaries to Graham Creek, Bear Creek (OP003) and Cripple Creek (OP005), were both mined.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Prospecting and development work were reported along Graham Creek in 1940 (Smith, 1942); the exact location of the work is unknown. Two headwater tributaries to Graham Creek, Bear Creek (OP003) and Cripple Creek (OP005) were both mined.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1942

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction material) in the Iditarod and Ophir quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-576, 101 p.

Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., Green, C.B., Deagen, J., and Daniels, C.L., 1987, Alaska's mineral industry, 1986: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Special Report 40, 68 p.

Reference (Deposit): Chapman, R.M., Patton, W.W., and Moll, E.J., 1985, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Ophir quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-203, 1 sheet, 1:250,000 scale.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1942, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1940: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-A, p. 1-102.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Ophir quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-367, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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