Antler Creek Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Antler Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Bonnifield Mining District | Mining District |
| Denali Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 49' 11'' North , 148° 57' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Healy | 1,021 (2018) | 4.1km |
| McKinley Park | 185 (2014) | 9.9km |
| Cantwell | 219 (2011) | 47.6km |
Location: This placer gold prospect is on Antler Creek, a northeast-flowing tributary to the Nenana River about midway between Garner and Moody. The map site is on lower Antler Creek, in the NW1/4 of sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 7 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate within 1 mile.
Geology: Antler Creek drains an area underlain by metasedimentary rocks of the Paleozoic or older Birch Creek Schist, and by Mesozoic and Tertiary intrusive rocks. The lode source of the placer gold in Antler Creek has not been identified.
Workings: Surface only.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | HE016 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Nenana BasinBasin
- North America PlatformPassive Margin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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