Texas Creek; Beluga Mountain Prospect, Yentna Mining District, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Texas Creek; Beluga Mountain Prospect | Prospect |
Yentna Mining District | Mining District |
Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 43' 47'' North , 151° 5' 24'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
200323
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:200323:1
GUID (UUID V4):
42b9da9c-172a-4653-890b-e41c73b8a9af
Referred to as Beluga Mountain by Smith, 1934.
Location: MacKevett and Holloway (1997, locality 8) show this placer prospect in Texas Creek in T. 19 N., R. 10 W., Sections 16, 17,and 20 on the northeast side of Beluga Mountain (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1998, MAS # 0020840018 and Cobb, 1979, MF 385, locality 8). Location is approximated at the eastern end of the placer where Texas Creek leaves Beluga Mountain.
Geology: Glacio-fluvial deposits of probably Tertiary age contain fine gold, probably reconcentrated from glacial deposits, although some may be from bedrock sources. Smith (1934, p. 31-32; 1936, p. 33) reported that gold is found in blue clay false bedrock along stream benches and that the placer is difficult to mine because of numerous glacial boulders. The gold tenor is low (Cobb,1973, B1374, p. 23).
Workings: Explored by a shallow 200 foot trench cut in 1933.
Age: Quaternary
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer gold (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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