Dome Creek Mine (tributary of Washington Creek), Eagle Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi

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Dome Creek Mine (tributary of Washington Creek)	Mine
Eagle Mining District	Mining District
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

This creek lies within Doyon Limited selected or conveyed land. For more information, contact Doyon, Limited. See also Washington Creek (CY035), Nugget Creek (CY023), Eagle Creek (CY012), and Surprise Creek (CY031). This site is within the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
Location: Dome Creek flows north-northeast and joins Washington Creek near Strawberry Dome. The main mining and prospecting activity took place about 5 miles from the head of Dome Creek in section 24, T. 3 N., R. 26 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Prospecting and mining may have occurred along the creek in other places. The location is accurate to within 1 mile. This creek lies within Doyon, Limited selected or conveyed land.
Geology: Some placer mining took place at the head of Dome Creek prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1938). The bedrock in the Dome Creek drainage is composed of Cretaceous to Tertiary sandstone, conglomerate, and mudstone. The sedimentary rocks are poorly sorted and poorly consolidated, and the conglomerate contains well-rounded clasts (Dover and Miyaoka, 1988). The source of the gold is in gravels probably derived from these sedimentary rocks (Cobb, 1976 [OFR 76-632]).
Workings: Some placer mining took place at the head of Dome Creek prior to 1938 (Mertie, 1938).
Age: Quaternary?
Production: Placer production was probably small.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	CY009

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