American Creek Prospect, Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| American Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Fairhaven Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 50' 23'' North , 163° 9' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Deering | 127 (2017) | 32.6km |
Location: American Creek is a northeast-flowing, south tributary to Old Glory Creek, a major southwest tributary to Pinnell River. This is locality 73 of Cobb (1972; MF 417; 1975; OFR 75-429).
Geology: Moffit (1905) reports that small amounts of bright gold have been found in gravels of American Creek, and Anderson (1947, p. 41) reports that cassiterite is also present. Mining activities have not been reported (Cobb, 1975, OFR 75-429). Most of the bedrock in the area is a metasedimentary schist and marble sequence of Lower Paleozoic age (Till and others, 1986). However, the headwaters of American Creek includes Crossfox Butte which is underlain by Cretaceous granitic rocks (Till and others, 1986).
Workings: Some exploration activities have taken place on the creek, probably mostly by hand. There are no reported mining activities.
Age: Quaternary
Commodities (Major) - Au, Sn
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BN061 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Brooks-Seward DomainDomain
- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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