Fish Creek Prospect, Fortymile District, Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska, USA
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Geology: The rocks along Fish Creek consist of Paleozoic quartz-mica schist, greenschist, biotite schist, quartzite, and marble that have been intruded by Mesozoic hornblende granodiorite and Tertiary felsic igneous rocks (Foster, 1976). Prospecting occurred on Fish Creek in 1912 (Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913). Texas Creek (see EA061) is a tributary of Fish Creek that was prospected for placer gold.
Workings: Prospecting occurred on Fish Creek in 1912 (Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Mineral List
1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.
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References
Brooks, A.H., 1914, Mineral resources of Alaska; report on progress of investigations in 1913: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592, 413 p. 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., 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. 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.
