Moose Creek Mine, Bonnifield Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Moose Creek Mine | Mine |
| Bonnifield Mining District | Mining District |
| Denali Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 2' 19'' North , 148° 58' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Healy | 1,021 (2018) | 20.2km |
| McKinley Park | 185 (2014) | 34.1km |
| Anderson | 265 (2017) | 35.4km |
Mindat Locality ID:
107445
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:107445:4
GUID (UUID V4):
3dfdeafc-780c-4655-b302-f3e49308a7e0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Big Moose Creek; Keys; Triple Xs
Located in sections 16, 17, 18, and 20, T.10S., R.7W., Fairbanks Meridian.
Most placer mining took place about 1 mile downstream from the junction of Moose Creek and Little Moose Creek. Moose Creek, a tributary of the Nenana River, drains an area underlain by quartz-orthoclase-sericite schist and augen gneiss of the California Creek member of the Totatlanika schist.
Location: This placer gold mine is on Moose Creek, a tributary of Tatlanika Creek. The map site is about a mile below the junction of Last Chance Creek, at the SE corner of sec. 31, T. 10 S., R. 6 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This is locality 59 of Clark and Cobb (1972).
Geology: Moose Creek drains an area underlain by Lower Mississippian to Middle Devonian Totatlanika Schist, older Paleozoic to Late Precambrian schists, and Mesozoic and Tertiary intrusive rocks. No other information about this placer gold mine has been made public.
Workings: There were surface workings only at Moose Creek.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
9 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 References: |
| β Cinnabar Formula: HgS References: |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Mercury Formula: Hg References: |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 References: |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
| β Platinum Formula: Pt References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| β | Mercury | 1.AD.05 | Hg |
| β | Platinum | 1.AF.10 | Pt |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Cinnabar | 2.CD.15a | HgS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | β Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Pt | Platinum | |
| Pt | β Platinum | Pt |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Hg | Mercury | |
| Hg | β Cinnabar | HgS |
| Hg | β Mercury | Hg |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10002861 |
|---|---|
| Link to USGS MRDS: | 10308849 |
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