Shovel Creek Prospect, Melozitna Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Shovel Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Melozitna Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 54' 25'' North , 155° 5' 9'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | 165 (2017) | 26.6km |
Shovel Creek lies within Doyon, Limit selected land. For more information, contact Doyon, Limited.
Location: Shovel Creek is a south-flowing tributary of the Yukon River that is approximately 6 miles long. The reports of this occurrence do not list a specific location (Cobb and Chapman, 1981), however the deposit is known to be on one of the lower creek terraces of unknown length. Coordinates given are for the location of that terrace, located in section 6, T. 7 S., R. 19 E., and equivalent to location 42 of Eberlein and others (1977). The location is accurate within 2 miles. Additional prospecting has occurred further downstream from this area, in section 18, T. 7 S., R. 19 E. Shovel Creek lies within Doyon, Limited selected land.
Geology: Shovel Creek drains a granite body that intrudes mafic rocks, limestone, greenstone, argillite, and schist (Eberlein and others, 1977). In 1911, gold-bearing gravels were found under 20 or more feet of clean white quartz boulders overlain by several feet of fine sediment or muck (Maddren, 1912; Mertie and Harrington, 1916). The ground did not contain enough gold to support mining (Mertie and Harrington, 1924). Doyon, Limited conducted stream sediment sampling in the lower portion of the creek in 1985. Values were as high as 4,200 parts per billion gold, 375 parts per million tin, and 1,330 parts per million tungsten in composite pan concentrate samples at two locations (Bond, 1985). The greenstone is locally propylitically altered, and the argillite commonly contains quartz veins and stockworks (DiMarchi and others, 1990).
Workings: Shovel Creek was prospected during 1911 and through 1915. Doyon, Limited took soil samples in 1985.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Sn, W
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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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: | RB002 |
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