Marion Creek; Marian Creek Prospect, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Marion Creek; Marian Creek Prospect	Prospect
Koyukuk Mining District	Mining District
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Alaska Kardex No. KX-031-172, 031-173, 031-200, 031-201, 031-265 (Kardex is a card file mining claim information system located at the State of Alaska DNR Public Information Center in Fairbanks).
Location: Marion Creek is a large, west-flowing tributary to the Middle Fork Koyukuk River approximately 13 miles south of Sukakpak Mountain and approximately equidistant between Minnie Creek to the north and Myrtle Creek to the south. The reference point is near a prospect described by Maddren (1913) as a shaft '6 or 7 miles above the mouth' (SW1/4 sec. 14, T. 29 N., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian); the location is accurate within a 1-mile radius.
Geology: Maddren (1913) reported gold colors near the surface in valley gravels of Marion Creek. Initial attempts to sink shafts in the gravels of this creek proved unsuccessful, but in the winter of 1908-09 miners succeeded in sinking a shaft 26 feet to bedrock 6 or 7 miles above the mouth of the creek, where good prospects were said to have been found. According to Reed (1938) considerable prospecting was done in the 'early days,' but the gold that was found was insufficient to warrant mining. Maddren (1913), however, reported $1,000 worth of production between 1900 and 1909.
Workings: Considerable prospecting along the creek including at least one 26-foot shaft to bedrock.
Age: Quaternary.
Production: Maddren (1913) reported $1,000 worth of production between 1900 and 1909.

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

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