Tip Creek Prospect, Ruby Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tip Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Ruby Mining District | Mining District |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 27' 29'' North , 155° 9' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ruby | 165 (2017) | 35.2km |
Location: Tip Creek is a 12-mile-long, east-flowing tributary of the Sulatna River. The prospect is near the head of the creek, but its location is not precisely known. The coordinates for Tip Creek correspond to location 53 of Eberlein and others (1977) and are arbitrarily placed on the creek in section 7, T. 12 S., R. 19 E. of the Kateel River meridian. The location is accurate within 5 miles.
Geology: The Tip Creek valley is broad and flat, and the alluvium is deep (Eakin, 1914). Cass (1959) mapped the headwaters as draining a unit containing schist, crystalline limestone, quartzite, greenstone, slate and phyllite. To the south several miles Cass also mapped greenstones. The relationship of these rocks (or any others) is unknown based on the deep alluvium. According to Eakin (1914 [B578]), prospects worthy of further examination were found in the upper reaches of Tip Creek in or before 1912. However, no mention of Tip Creek occurs again until Mertie (1936) reported that prospecting has, in the past, occurred there. Eberlein and others (1977) concluded that the area is poorly explored due to the ground being covered by 80 feet of alluvium. There is no evidence that any mining took place at Tip Creek.
Workings: Tip Creek was prospected in and(or) before1912 (Eberlein and others, 1977).
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
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 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | RB040 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ruby DomainDomain
- Ruby TerraneAccretionary Complex
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