Gold Run Prospect (tributary of Deer Creek), Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Run Prospect (tributary of Deer Creek) | Prospect |
| Ruby Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 11' 6'' North , 155° 42' 28'' West
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Location: Gold Run is a north-flowing tributary of Deer Creek, which is a northeast-flowing tributary of the Sulatna River. Gold Run is approximately 8 miles long. Exact locations of prospects along the creek are not known. The Gold Run site corresponds to location 26 of Eberlein and others (1977). Coordinates used to mark this location are in section 16, T. 15 S., R. 16 E., Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate within 4 miles. (The 1:250,000-scale map of the Ruby quadrangle has this creek labeled Gold Run Creek.)
Geology: The bedrock underlying the head of Gold Run consists of Mesozoic intermediate to mafic intrusive rocks, and Paleozoic slate, siltstone, chert, graywacke, and limestone (Puchner and others, 1998). Good gold prospects were reported in 1916 by Mertie and Harrington (1916), but no mining was reported. There are no later reports of mining or prospecting along this creek (Cobb and Chapman, 1981).
Workings: Prospecting reported in or before 1915 (Mertie and Harrington, 1916).
Age: Quaternary?
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
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 |
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | RB045 |
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