The Wilson Creek (including Happy Creek) is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Wilson Creek (including Happy Creek) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wilson Creek (including Happy Creek)
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Marshall
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
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Platinum
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gold was discovered on Wilson Creek in 1913, and some mining took place on this creek between the mouths of Disappointment Creek (RM001) and Elephant Creek (RM004). The placer deposit on Wilson Creek may be continuous with those on Disappointment and Elephant Creeks. Happy Creek is a north tributary to Wilson Creek that enters between Disappointment and Elephant Creeks. Fine, well-worn gold on bedrock was reported on Happy Creek (Brooks, 1915). It is assumed that Brooks' report refers to lower Happy Creek near the Wilson Creek flood plain. In general, gold was irregularly distributed in deeper gravels of Wilson Creek.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The workings along Wilson Creek were probably open-cut operations.
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hoare and Cobb, 1977
Comment (Exploration): Status = Probably inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
References
Reference (Deposit): Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H., 1915, Mineral resources of Alaska in 1914: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622, 238 p.
Reference (Deposit): Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Hoare, J.M., and Cobb, E.H., 1977, Mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bethel, Goodnews, and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-156, 98 p.
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