Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TL014), Willow Creek Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TL014) | - not defined - |
| Willow Creek Mining District | Mining District |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
62° 41' 31'' North , 150° 56' 56'' West
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This site is located within Denali National Park and Preserve.
Location: Reed and others (1978, locality 43) show this occurrence in a tributary to the Kanikula Glacier at about 2500 foot elevation in the northwest quarter of Section 15, T. 30 N., R. 9 W., of the Seward Meridian within Denali National Park and Preserve.
Geology: Visible gold is described by Reed and others (1978) from pan concentrate samples at this site. The area is underlain by Mesozoic marine sedimentary rocks (KJs) which are covered by Quaternary alluvial deposits (Reed and Nelson, 1980). Dikes and intrusive bodies related to the early Tertiary Kahiltna pluton (Tmk, Reed and Nelson, 1980) intrude the KJs about four miles northwest of this locality.
Workings: Visible gold occurs in pan concentrates from stream gravels (Reed and others, 1978).
Age: Pleistocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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- Farewell ForedeepForedeep Basin
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