Wilson Creek; Joe Wilson Creek Prospect, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Wilson Creek; Joe Wilson Creek Prospect	Prospect
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	Census Area
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Location: Wilson Creek is a small southwest tributary of the North Fork of the Fortymile River; its mouth is about 5 miles upstream from the junction of the South Fork and North Fork of the Fortymile River. The location of placer gold prospecting on Wilson creek is not reported. The coordinates are about 1 mile upstream of the mouth of the creek,in section 35, T. 7 S., R. 29 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The location is accurate to within about 1 mile. Wilson Creek is locality 72 of Burleigh and Lear (1994).
Geology: The rocks along Wilson Creek are Paleozoic gneiss and amphibolite with local marble (Foster, 1976). Quaternary terrace-gravel deposits are extensive along the North Fork of the Fortymile River near the mouth of Wilson Creek. In the early 1900's prospecting on Wilson Creek found low-grade pay (Powers, 1935). Mining occurred on Joe Wilson Creek in 1935 (Smith, 1937).
Workings: In the early 1900's prospectors on Wilson Creek found low-grade pay (Powers, 1935). Mining occurred on Joe Wilson Creek in 1935 (Smith, 1937).
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	EA070

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