Jap Creek Prospects, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jap Creek Prospects | Group of Prospects |
| Koyukuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 24' 51'' North , 150° 7' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Location: Jap Creek, which is not named on the Wiseman B-1 topographic map, is a west tributary to Wiseman Creek. It joins Wiseman Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Wiseman. The locations of placer prospects along the creek is uncertain and the prospects are arbitrarily placed about 0.2 mile above its mouth.
Geology: Gold occurs in the gravels of Jap Creek but not in amounts sufficient for mining (Mulligan, 1974). Two stream-sediment samples contain 700 ppm and 3,000 ppm antimony (Brosge and Reiser, 1972).
Workings: Prospecting only.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au, Sb(?)
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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | WI123 |
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