Daisy Creek Prospects (?), Chistochina Mining District, Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Daisy Creek Prospects (?) | Group of Prospects |
| Chistochina Mining District | Mining District |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 2' 20'' North , 144° 53' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Group of Prospects
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Location: Daisy Creek flows southeast to enter the Chistochina River about 1 mile south of Dempsey. At least one mile of Daisy Creek was probably staked and explored. The location is the approximate center of claim activity reported as the Daisy Creek placer prospect by Cobb and Kachadoorian (1961). The claims are mainly in the NW1/4 section 4, T. 22 S., R. 15 E., Fairbanks Meridian.
Geology: Daisy Creek flows through extensive outwash gravels and morainal deposits. Granitic rocks of Permian and Pennsylvanian age crop out on highlands north and south of the creek (Nokleberg and others, 1991). Placer gold deposits occur in frozen benches along the creek and were actively prospected in 1908 (Moffit, 1909). Plans for thawing and hydraulically mining both Daisy and the Chistochina River at Dempsey (MH355) were announced for 1909, but apparently neither creek was extensively developed. The gold in the bench deposits was probably concentrated from low-grade outwash and moraine deposits during the late Pleistocene or Holocene.
Workings: Some exploration was done in 1908 (Moffit, 1909).
Age: Late Pleistocene or Holocene.
Reserves: Possible low-grade gold resource in frozen bench deposits along the creek.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au, bench deposit (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: | MH354 |
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