Fisher Creek Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Fisher Creek Prospect | Prospect |
Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
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USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 49' 11'' North , 159° 32' 24'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
197483
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:197483:9
GUID (UUID V4):
238f9c5a-e978-4dc4-9cd9-ec3421502821
Location: Fisher Creek is a west tributary to Salmon River with headwaters on the east side of Fisher Dome. This locality is at the mouth of Fisher Creek. It is locality 15 of Cobb (1972 [MF 455]) and of Hoare and Cobb (1977).
Geology: Fine placer gold was found at the mouth of Fisher Creek. Prospect shafts in frozen silt and gravel were dug about 4 miles upstream of the mouth, but without encouraging results (Maddren, 1915, p. 347). Bedrock was encountered in the prospect shafts at depths of 15 to 30 feet. The west headwaters of Fisher Creek are underlain by a small, undated felsic stock and nearby hornfels in sedimentary rocks of the mid-Cretaceous Kuskokwim Group (Box and others, 1993).
Workings: About 6 prospect shafts 15 to 30 feet deep were sunk in frozen silt and gravel to bedrock, about 4 miles upstream from the mouth of Fisher Creek.
Age: Holocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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