McArthur Creek

The McArthur Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: McArthur Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fortymile

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 (Geology): Geologic Description = Many placer claims exist on McArthur Creek, and there probably are productive placer mining operations in this area. There is a large amount of placer mining activity in this area on the Canadian side of the border (Foster and others, 1976). Claim names in this area include Boundary, Border, and Alien. The regional geology consists of Paleozoic gneiss and schist (Foster, 1970).

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

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Foster and others, 1976

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = There are many placer claims along McArthur Creek and a long history of mining along the creek but details are lacking. On the Canadian side of the border, there are many placer gold mines with historic gold production on McArthur Creek.

Comment (Production): Production Notes = Some placer gold recovered.

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary

Comment (Exploration): Status = Active?

References

Reference (Deposit): Foster, H.L., 1970, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-593, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Foster, H.L., Albert, N.R.D., Barnes, D.F., Curtin, G.C., Griscom, Andrew, Singer, D.A., and Smith, J.G., 1976, The Alaskan Mineral Resources Assessment Program: Background information to accompany folio of geologic and mineral resource maps of the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 734, 23 p.

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