Butte Creek Mine, Rampart Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Butte Creek Mine | Mine |
| Rampart Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 40' 48'' North , 148° 2' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Location: The Butte Creek prospect is approximately 18 miles northeast of the town of Livengood.
Geology: Gold occurs in bench placers. The average depth to bedrock exceeds 30 feet (D. Wietchy, oral commun., 1999).
Workings: Multiple reworked bench placers were noted on the right limit (D. Wietchy, oral commun., 1999). In 1983, Wietchy and others re-mined and extended those bench placer workings.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Commodity List
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Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG031 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Arctic AlaskaPassive Margin
- Wickersham DomainDomain
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