Suckik Creek; Sickik Creek Mine, Koyukuk Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Suckik Creek; Sickik Creek Mine | Mine |
| Koyukuk Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 11' 49'' North , 151° 45' 3'' West
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Location: Suckik Creek (Sickik Creek on the modern (1970) A-4 topographic map and Suckik Creek on the 1:250,000 map) is south-flowing tributary to Timber Creek. The mouth of Suckik Creek is directly across Timber Creek from Button Mountain. There is no information as to the exact location of prior mining on the creek. The site is arbitrarily placed about a mile upstream from its mouth.
Geology: The only information about placer mining on Suckik Creek is a reference to a 2-man mining operation in 1948 that included shoveling-in and prospecting (Stewart, 1949). The area of Suckik Creek is predominantly underlain by Proterozoic or lower Paleozoic(?) schist and local marble, and by smaller areas of Devonian, Ambler metavolcanic rocks (Dillon and others, 1986).
Workings: There are reports of mining and prospecting in 1948 (Stewart, 1949).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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- Brooks Range DomainVolcanic Arc
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