Easy Money Creek Prospect, Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Easy Money Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Ruby Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 26' 56'' North , 155° 12' 32'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | 165 (2017) | 34.9km |
Location: Easy Money Creek is an east-flowing tributary of Tip Creek. Tip Creek flows into Flint Creek, which is a tributary of the Sulatna River. Easy Money Creek is approximately 6 miles long. The exact location of prospecting along the creek is not known; coordinates are arbitrarily placed at the approximate midpoint of the creek, in section 14, T. 12 S., R. 18 E. of the Kateel River meridian. The location is accurate within 3 miles.
Geology: The bedrock underlying the head of Easy Money Creek is Paleozoic phyllite and quartzite (Puchner and others, 1998). Mertie and Harrington (1924) reported that the creek was prospected in 1912 and that at the juncture of Easy Money Creek and Tip Creek, the depth to bedrock was 80 feet.
Workings: Easy Money Creek was prospected in 1912 (Mertie and Harrington, 1924).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Placer Au (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: | RB038 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Ruby DomainDomain
- Ruby TerraneAccretionary Complex
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