Minnie Creek Prospect, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi

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

Location: The prospect is approximately 2 miles south of Minnie Creek Lake. The reference point is at the junction of the tributary from Minnie Creek Lake and Minnie Creek (sec. 13, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian). This point is near the upper end of an area of placer activity extending downstream to the confluence of Minnie Creek and Howard Creek. A smaller stretch along Minnie Creek about 2.5 to 3 miles upstream from the reference point (sec. 21, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian) has also been placered. The location is accurate within a 1-mile radius.
Geology: Minnie Creek was said to have been heavily prospected in the early 1900s, but water problems made reaching bedrock difficult and the early mining was not very successful (Reed, 1938). A shaft to bedrock in 1904 reportedly produced $500 of heavy 'shot' gold from a short drift before it was flooded. Drift mining was concentrated in a deep channel, although some gold was taken out at higher levels. No prospects were reported on the present channel or on a high channel, although several high benches indicate the presence of a high channel.
Workings: Considerable prospecting and some drifting were reported in the early 1900s, but water on bedrock made prospecting and drift mining difficult.
Age: Quaternary.
Production: $1000 worth of gold reportedly produced by 1909.

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

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	CH033

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