Serpentine Creek

The Serpentine Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Serpentine Creek  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.836, -144.32000

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Serpentine Creek MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Serpentine Creek


Commodity

Primary: Gold


Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks


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 (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims on Serpentine Creek as recent as 1986.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Weber and others (1978) described the bedrock as primarily quartzite, phyllite, schist, gneiss, slate, and marble of unknown age. Numerous Tertiary and Cretaceous granodiorite to quartz monzonite igneous bodies intrude the area. Weber and others (1978) infer an extension of the Shaw Creek Fault through the Serpentine Creek drainage. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims on Serpentine Creek as recent as 1986. There are no indications of production from Serpentine Creek.

Comment (Production): Production Notes = There are no indications of production from Serpentine Creek.

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

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Foster and others, 1978

Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary


References

Reference (Deposit): Foster, H.L., O'Leary, R.M., McDanal, S.K., and Clark, A.L., 1978, Analyses of rock samples from the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-469, 125 p.

Reference (Deposit): Weber, F.R., Foster, H.L., Keith, T.E.C., Dusel-Bacon, C., 1978, Preliminary geologic map of the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-529A, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.


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