Baker Creek Mine, Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Baker Creek Mine | Mine |
| Ruby Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 14' 55'' North , 153° 3' 7'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: Baker Creek is a northeast-flowing creek that drains from VABM Baker. The site coordinates mark the approximate center of placer gold occurrences in Baker Creek and are analogous to location 38 of Cobb (1972 [MF405]). The coordinates fall in the northwest corner of section 25, T. 14 S., R. 29 E., Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate within 2 miles.
Geology: The bedrock underlying Baker Creek is probably a low-grade phyllitic schist (Eberlein and others, 1977). Placer gold was reported at Baker Creek in 1918 by Eakin (1918). The old prospect is located near a pluton that ranges in composition from granite to diorite (Puchner and others, 1998). The extent of mining and workings in this area was apparently small (Eberlein and others, 1977).
Age: Quaternary.
Production: Eberlein and others (1977) reported that a small amount of placer gold was produced from Baker Creek.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
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: | RB006 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Farewell-McGrath DomainDomain
- Farewell TerranePassive Margin
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