Arkansas Creek; Camp Creek Mine, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
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| Arkansas Creek; Camp Creek Mine | Mine |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 6' 25'' North , 141° 5' 20'' West
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Location: Arkansas Creek is a small east headwater tributary of Canyon Creek about 2 miles north of Boundary. Arkansas Creek was formerly known as Camp Creek. Placer workings from the early 1900's extend from the mouth of Arkansas Creek upstream to the mouth of Brophy Creek; the coordinates are the approximate midpoint of this section of the creek, in section 21, T. 27 N., R. 22 E., of the Copper River Meridian; the location is accurate. Arkansas Creek is locality 74 of Cobb (1972 [MF-393]), locality 12 of Eberlein and others (1977), and locality 106 of Burleigh and Lear (1994).
Geology: The rocks in the vicinity of lower Arkansas Creek consist of Paleozoic amphibolite-facies biotite gneiss, schist, amphibolite, and orthogneiss (Foster, 1969 [B 1271-G]). The rocks on upper Arkansas Creek include quartz-mica schist of the Klondike Schist of middle Permian age and carbonaceous schist and quartzite of the Nasina Series of Mississippian age (McConnell, 1905; Mortensen, 1999). The Boundary polymetallic massive-sulfide prospect (EA152) is located in the Brophy Creek drainage about 1 mile upstream from Arkansas Creek. Placer gold has been produced on Canyon Creek (see EA143) downstream of Arkansas Creek. Placer workings from the early 1900's extend from the mouth of Arkansas Creek upstream to the mouth of Brophy Creek. Arkansas Creek is included in production statistics for the Canyon Creek (EA143) drainage; they produced 447 fine ounces of gold from 1904 to 1907 (Prindle, 1908). Mining is reported on Arkansas Creek in 1915 (Brooks, 1916) and in 1989 (Bundtzen and others, 1990).
Workings: Placer workings from the early 1900's extend from the mouth of Arkansas Creek upstream to the mouth of Brophy Creek. Mining is reported on Arkansas Creek in 1915 (Brooks, 1916) and in 1989 (Bundtzen and others, 1990).
Age: Quaternary.
Production: Arkansas Creek is included in production statistics for the Canyon Creek (EA143) drainage; they produced 447 fine ounces of gold from 1904 to 1907 (Prindle, 1908).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | EA150 |
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