Eldorado Creek Prospect (tributary of Flint Creek), Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Eldorado Creek Prospect (tributary of Flint Creek)	Prospect
Ruby Mining District	Mining District
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Location: Eldorado Creek is a 3-mile-long tributary of Flint Creek. Exact locations for prospecting are not known; coordinates are arbitrarily placed at the approximate midpoint of the creek, in section 12, T. 13 S., R. 17 E. of the Kateel River meridian. The location is accurate within a 1.5 miles.
Geology: The bedrock underlying Eldorado Creek is Paleozoic phyllite and quartzite (Puchner and others, 1998). Mertie (1936) reported that prior to 1933, prospecting occurred along the creek, however no information on follow-up work was found in the literature, including Cobb and Chapman (1981). Several holes were drilled into the bed of Eldorado Creek by unknown persons during the early 1980s but results were poor (Pete Haggland, oral communication, 2000).
Workings: Eldorado Creek was prospected prior to 1933 (Mertie, 1936). Several holes were drilled into Eldorado Creek during the early 1980s by unknown persons but results were poor (Pete Haggland, oral communication, 2000).
Age: Quaternary.

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

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	RB026

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