Confederate Creek; Coldfoot Creek Mine, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Confederate Creek; Coldfoot Creek Mine | Mine |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 17' 3'' North , 142° 20' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
197011
Long-form identifier:
1:2:197011:4
GUID (UUID V4):
aa42c62c-a6a8-4242-a640-9c101ba6cf99
Location: Confederate Creek is a small west headwater tributary of Hutchinson Creek. Confederate Creek has also been known as Coldfoot Creek. The location of placer gold mining on Confederate Creek is not reported; the coordinates are about 1 mile upstream of the mouth of the creek, in section 26, T. 7 S., R. 27 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Confederate Creek is locality 45 of Cobb (1973 [MF-393]) and locality 29 of Burleigh and Lear (1994).
Geology: The rocks along Confederate Creek are Paleozoic amphibolite-facies rocks that include gneiss, amphibolite, schist, quartzite, and marble (Foster, 1976). Approximately 6 feet of gravel overlies schist on Confederate Creek (Prindle, 1905). Hutchinson Creek (EA066) had placer gold production downstream of Confederate Creek. Two men were working on Confederate Creek in 1903, but in 1910 it was too dry for mining (Prindle, 1905; Ellsworth and Parker, 1911). Work on Confedrate Creek continued in 1912 (Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913). In 1968, stream-sediment and rock samples were collected in the Hutchinson Creek drainage, including Confederate Creek (Foster and Clark, 1970). WGM Inc. conducted a reconnaissance of streams draining nearby Mount Warbelow by panning stream sediments in 1978, and Arctic Resources Inc. collected panned stream sediments in the tributaries of Hutchinson Creek in 1981, but gold was not detected (WGM Inc., 1998 [DLR 98-10]).
Workings: Two men were working on Confederate Creek in 1903, but in 1910 it was too dry for mining (Prindle, 1905; Ellsworth and Parker, 1911). Work on Confedrate Creek continued in 1912 (Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913). In 1968, stream sediment and rock samples were collected in the Hutchinson Creek drainage, including Confederate Creek (Foster and Clark, 1970). WGM Inc. conducted a reconnaissance of streams draining nearby Mount Warbelow by panning stream sediments in 1978, and Arctic Resources Inc. collected panned stream sediments in the tributaries of Hutchinson Creek in 1981, but gold was not detected (WGM Inc., 1998 [DLR 98-10]).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2008, Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2008-1225. |
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References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Burleigh, R.E., and Lear, K.G., 1994, Compilation of data for Phase I of the mineral resource evaluation of the Bureau of Land Management Black River and Fortymile subunits: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 48-94, 116 p. Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Eagle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-393, 1:250,000 scale, 1 sheet. Cobb, E.H., 1977, Summary of references to mineral occurrences in the Eagle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-845, 122 p. Ellsworth, C.E., and Davenport, R.W., 1913, Placer mining in the Yukon-Tanana region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 203-222. Ellsworth, C.E., and Parker, G.L., 1911, Placer mining in the Yukon-Tanana region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480-F, p. 173-217. Foster, H.L., 1976, Geologic map of the Eagle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series, Map 922, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Powers, J.B., 1935, Brief history of the Fortymile and Eagle Mining Districts to 1935: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Mineral Report MR 60-2, 19 p. Prindle, L.M., 1905, The gold placers of the Fortymile, Birch Creek, and Fairbanks regions, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 251, 89 p. Prindle, L.M., 1913, A geologic reconnaissance of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 538, 82 p. WGM Inc., 1998, Veta property, 1997 annual report, volume 1: Doyon, Ltd. Report 98-10, 227 p. (Report held by Doyon, Ltd., Fairbanks, Alaska).
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