Gold Run Creek Prospect, Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gold Run Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Bonnifield Mining District | Mining District |
| Denali Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 53' 24'' North , 148° 41' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Healy | 1,021 (2018) | 14.0km |
| McKinley Park | 185 (2014) | 20.7km |
| Anderson | 265 (2017) | 55.9km |
| Cantwell | 219 (2011) | 56.9km |
Location: This gold placer is on Gold Run Creek, a south-flowing tributary to Healy Creek. Placer workings extend upstream for more than a mile, but most of the activity was from 0.2 to 0.8 mile from the mouth of Gold Run Creek. The map site is in the SE1/4 of sec. 10, T. 12 S., R. 6 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian.
Geology: Gold Run Creek drains the Tertiary Nenana Gravel, which locally contains gold paleoplacers. Those paleoplacers probably are the source of the placer gold in Gold Run Creek. Activity on Gold Run Creek was probably synchronous with that on nearby Gagnon Creek and French Gulch (HE010 and HE012) (Cobb, 1978: OFR 78-1062).
Workings: Surface workings only.
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: | HE009 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Nenana BasinBasin
- North America PlatformPassive Margin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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