Innoko River Prospect, Innoko Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Innoko River Prospect | Prospect |
Innoko Mining District | Mining District |
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 7' 11'' North , 156° 27' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Mindat Locality ID:
198142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:198142:4
GUID (UUID V4):
604fd1b6-bb0b-46f0-9828-c0bf537ec632
See also Victor Gulch (OP017).
Location: Prospecting occurred along the Innoko River for two miles between the town of Ophir and the mouth of Ganes Creek. The exact location of the workings is not known. The coordinates mark the point on the Innoko river approximately midway between Ophir and the mouth of Ganes Creek, in sec. 30, T. 27 S., R. 13 E., Kateel River Meridian. The location is accurate within 3 miles.
Geology: The area drained by this part of the Innoko River is underlain mainly by undivided clastic sedimentary rocks. The river also drains several monzonite intrusive bodies (Chapman and others, 1985), and probably flows across dikes varying in composition from andesite to rhyolite, similar to those in the Ganes Creek (OP018) area. During 1937 the Ophir Development Company operated a Kirk-Hillman airplane drill and drilled for 2 miles along the west side of the Innoko River somewhere between the mouth of Ganes Creek to Ophir Creek (Roehm, 1937). Roehm (1937) writes that good results were reported, but there is no indication of futher activity.
Workings: During 1937 the Ophir Development Company operated a Kirk-Hillman airplane drill and drilled for 2 miles along the west side of the Innoko River somewhere between the mouth of Ganes Creek to Ophir Creek (Roehm, 1937). Roehm (1937) writes that good results were reported, but there is no indication of further activity.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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