Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - HE129; middle or upper Newman Creek), Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 57' 0'' North , 147° 15' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
202169
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202169:3
GUID (UUID V4):
c316c9a5-f10e-482a-b911-0dee4e1fe58c
Location: This placer gold prospect is on Newman Creek, a tributary to Dry Creek. The area of placer activity extends in both directions from the map site, which is at about the center of sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This is locality 61 of Clark and Cobb (1972).
Geology: Parts of Newman Creek drain an area underlain by Tertiary sandstone, conglomerate, shale, and lignite, and other portions drain an area underlain by Lower Mississippian to Middle Devonian Totatlanika Schist.
Workings: There are surface workings only.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Nenana BasinBasin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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