Egnaty Creek Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Egnaty Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 51' 59'' North , 157° 52' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Crooked Creek | 105 (2016) | 12.4km |
Location: This prospect is about 0.5 kilometers upstream the mouth of an unnamed creek that is locally called Egnaty Creek; its mouth is on the the south side of the Kuskokwim River about 1.6 mile east of the mouth of Central Creek . It is at an elevation of about 300 feet near the center of section 34, T. 21 N., R. 47 W., of the Seward Meridian. The location is accurate. The prospect is locality 6 of Miller and others (1989).
Geology: The Egnaty Creek prospect consists of fine-grained cinnabar in shear zones and fractures in sandstone and siltstone of the Upper Cretaceous, Kuskokwim Group (Cady and others, 1955; Maloney, 1968). The rocks strike about S35W and dip 45 to 50S. The mercury is mainly disseminated; a few select samples contained about 1.0 percent mercury (Meyers, 1985). No igneous rocks were recognized at the prospect Maloney (1968) described an exploration program at the prospect; cinnabar was found in 100 of 350 auger holes drilled here. No other information is available.
Workings: The Egnaty Creek prospect was staked by John Murphy and George Willis in 1966, after following up the anomalies from a panned-concentrate sample program on Egnaty Creek (Meyer, 1985). The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted a soil-auger drill program in 1967 and found found cinnabar in 100 of 350 auger holes (Maloney, 1968). Rock samples collected by the U.S. Bureau of Mines contained up to 1.0 percent mercury (Meyers, 1985). Bulk sampling, trenching, limited diamond drilling, and additional soil sampling were also done (Miller and others, 1989).
Commodities (Major) - Hg
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Silica-carbonate mercury? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27c).
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | ⓘ Cinnabar | HgS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SM012 |
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- Farewell TerranePassive Margin
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