Banner Creek Prospect, Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Banner Creek Prospect	Prospect
Ruby Mining District	Mining District
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Location: Banner Creek is a northeast-flowing tributary of the Sulatna River. It is approximately 3 miles long and has four unnamed tributaries. Exact locations of prospecting along the creek are not known; coordinates correspond to location 3 of Eberlein and others (1977) and are arbitrarily placed at the approximate midpoint of the creek, in section 6, T. 15 S., R. 17 E., Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate within 2 miles.
Geology: The bedrock underlying most of Banner Creek is unknown, but Paleozoic phyllite and quartzite can be found at its head (Puchner and others, 1998). The head of Banner Creek also flows within a mile of a thrust fault between Paleozoic phyllite and schist and Mesozoic mafic intrusive rocks (Puchner and others, 1998). The creek was prospected prior to 1915 (Mertie and Harrington, 1916, 1924). Prospecting probably took place near the head of the creek, but no mining was reported (Mertie and Harrington, 1916, 1924). In the early 1980's, the Green brothers drilled some holes to test the placer gold content of gravels along Banner Creek (Pete Haggland, oral communication, 2000).
Workings: Prior to 1915, prospecting occurred along Banner Creek (Mertie and Harrington, 1916). More recent prospecting took place in the early 1980's, when the Green brothers drilled some holes along the creek (Pete Haggland, oral communication, 2000).
Age: Quaternary.
Production: There is no record of mining along this creek.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	RB052

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