Bell Creek prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Bell Creek prospect | Prospect |
Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 46' 46'' North , 159° 30' 0'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
196447
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196447:2
GUID (UUID V4):
a46d2b9c-db4e-44d5-8647-8c4f0fdf9d9f
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 29a).
Location: Bell Creek is an east tributary to the Salmon River. The mouth of Bell Creek is about halfway between the mouths of Fisher Creek (BH009) and Cripple Creek (BH008). For this record, the map site of this approximately located placer prospect is at the north boundary of section 20, T 6 N, R 58 W, of the Seward Meridian.
Geology: Placer gold claims were staked along Bell Creek soon after discovery of gold on Marvel Creek (BH 010) in 1911, but mining has apparently not taken place (Maddren, 1915, p. 347). Bedrock in the Bell Creek drainage is clastic sedimentary rocks of the Cretaceous Kuskokwim Group (Box and others, 1993).
Workings: Some prospecting on Bell Creek occurred early in the mining history of the area.
Age: Quaternary.
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | BH024 |
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