Moose Creek Prospect (tributary to Mosquito Fork of the Fortymile River), Fortymile District, Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska, USA

Location: Moose Creek is a small tributary that enters the Mosquito Fork of the Fortymile River about 4 miles north of the north summit of Taylor Mountain. The coordinates are placed at the mouth of Moose Creek, in section 16, T. 27 N., R. 16 E., of the Copper River Meridian. The location is accurate. There is another Moose Creek placer mine (EA085) in the Eagle B-1 quadrangle.
Geology: The rocks in the Moose Creek area are Paleozoic amphibolite-facies metamorphic rocks that include paragneiss, amphibolite, schist, quartzite, marble, and orthogneiss (Foster, 1976). A small Tertiary to Mesozoic intrusion at the head of one of the forks of Moose Creek intrudes marble (Foster, 1976). Moose Creek was prospected for placer gold in the late 1990's, and some gold was found. Suction dredging along Mosquito Fork (see EA135) led to the discovery of gold at the mouth of Moose Creek (Sheldon Maier, oral commun., Jan. 2000).
Workings: Moose Creek was prospected for placer gold in the late 1990's, and some gold was found. Suction dredging along Mosquito Fork (see EA135) led to the discovery of gold at the mouth of Moose Creek (Sheldon Maier, oral commun., Jan. 2000).

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).

Mineral List

1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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