Chicago Creek Mine, Fairhaven Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chicago Creek Mine | Mine |
| Fairhaven Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 54' 18'' North , 162° 27' 14'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Deering | 127 (2017) | 22.4km |
Location: This placer gold mine is reported to be on a bench near the mouth of Chicago Creek (Mendenhall, 1902). Chicago Creek is an east tributary to Kugruk river. The mouth of Chicago Creek on Kugruk River is 4,000 feet downstream of the Chicago Creek coal mine. This site is approximately located and is only known within one mile. It is locality 62 of Cobb (1972; MF 417; 1975; OFR 75-429).
Geology: This placer gold mine is reported to be on a bench near the mouth of Chicago Creek (Mendenhall, 1902) and some mining took place in 1906 (Brooks, 1907). The exact location and the nature of the deposit has not been described. Bedrock in the area is extensively covered by tundra but it is probably part of a Lower Paleozoic metasedimentary assemblage (Till and others, 1986). Tertiary coal-bearing sediments are locally exposed along Kugruk River upstream from Chicago Creek.
Workings: Some surface, open-cut placer workings are probably present.
Age: Quaternary
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BN068 |
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- Nome ComplexAccretionary Complex
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