Remote Prospecting?

[Geowizard]

Jim,

Please, I'm getting a bad case of GOLD fever!

- Geowizard

[Jim_Alaska]

hey, you started it! Now it's nap time.

[Geowizard]

Here's another anomaly;

This one is located on a pup...

The anomaly is 1,763 feet long. It is near an old cabin on the South Fork. This type of cultural presence in proximity of an anomaly raises my interest. Why would someone go through the work needed to make a cabin "there" at that location?

Anomalies like this have a high probability of having produced GOLD and the erosion of that deposit very probably contributed placer GOLD to the sediments down-stream.

- Geowizard

[Jim_Alaska]

In thinking back on what i saw on that creek, they went right up the middle. They stacked the discharge on both banks. So, that would mean that they removed all the overburden down to bedrock. What a wonderful opportunity for someone to go in there with dredges and not have to move all that overburden, just clean bedrock and suck up what they left behind. Bucket line dredges were notorious for not be able to clean bedrock, they left a lot of "incidental fall back", so they may have left a lot.

I tried to find this creek I wrote about on Google Earth by looking for the dredge in the headwaters of any long creek in that area. Couldn't see any dredge, so not sure just which one it is. In my mind's eye I can see it and the creek so clearly.

[Geowizard]

Jim,

Yes, I understand. I looked around too. The image is fairly high resolution for much of that area. No luck though.

- Geowizard

[Jim_Alaska]

I don't remember if I told you, but that creek enters the Salcha from the north. Strange that we can't identify it by seeing the dredge, it has probably been there for a hundred years.

[Geowizard]

Jim,

Yes,

I remember you mentioned the creek entering from the North.

- Geowizard

[Jim_Alaska]

Those ARDF reports you posted are interesting to go over. I have walked over the areas between Birch Creek and Preacher Creek. Rough country, had to be dropped off by plane on a gravel bar at Birch creek. Unfortunately I was not into mining at that time, so know nothing about that country from a prospecting standpoint. But now it is interesting to see just what I was walking over mineral wise.

Hiked up Preacher Creek for a long way. Not a nice walk, had to walk right in the creek to get anywhere. Went just about up to the base of the White Mountains. Was on a hunting trip.

But I have had a lot more exposure to the country up the Chena River valley and ridges bordering the south limit of the valley, where I could look down on the Salcha River. I have travelled up most of the creeks to the south of the Chena River, where they originate on the ridges to the south. Creeks with names like; Munson, Walker, Blackshell, Touchette.

I do know there has been historic mining done in the headwaters of the Chena beyond Touchette, lots of little creeks up there. There was even some activity when I was in that country, some outfit or outfits got permission to take heavy equipment up the Chena Valley on the historic Cat Trail. Had to get permission to access from the State because of the Chena River Recreation Area.

[Geowizard]

Jim,

Your experience could be very valuable to prospectors today. Having knowledge of the Chena River could help guide future GOLD prospectors that are considering working there.

When I began prospecting, I was not expecting much to pop out.

The exciting NEWS is, I was wrong;

The Chena River and it's tributaries have anomalies! There are apparently channels in the bedrock running along the river. From the data, the channels are filled with mineralization and associated minerals.

I have found very rich mineralization in the high country you mentioned that in ALL cases support what can only be interpreted as mineralization.

With your permission, I would like to publish more details here on the Alaska Gold Prospecting Forum.

When you see the correlation of inferred deposits with present and past placer mining, it shows conclusive proof IMHO that its tributaries represent the best prospect for GOLD in Alaska in modern times.

- Geowizard

[Geowizard]

NUGGET Alert;

Brief background;

Alaska has a history that precedes modern prospecting. Russians came for furs. Early exploration for GOLD resulted in the discovery of GOLD in and around Fairbanks. Names like Felix Pedro became legendary. Prospectors have always been limited in their ability to find GOLD because GOLD is heavy and GOLD is rare. The question of where to dig especially in regions of the World, like Alaska has made prospecting practically impossible.

With the advent of electronics and electronic systems, a new science has emerged. The science of Geophysical prospecting allows prospectors to view into the earth and explore for new mineral deposits. Recognizing the opportunity available and the need to find new resources, the State of Alaska initiated a program to inventory Mineral resources using Geophysics and publishing the results for exploration companies and prospectors to use.

Having realized with reasonable skill, it was possible to prospect for GOLD in Alaska, I personally endeavored to develop my skills.

Now, having done this work for over ten years and having spent thousands of hours looking at data from all of the major mining districts in Alaska, I have found a high correlation between interpretation and physical instances of placer GOLD mining.

A review of the technical details can be found in related posts on this forum and white papers on the internet.

As mentioned previously, the data can be viewed graphically using the viewer.

A few weeks ago, after having published a few results, I made a diversion. I made a preliminary report on this forum several years ago and decided to go back and look around some more!

Fairbanks prospectors and prospectors World-wide having an interest in getting on the GOLD are advised to look forward to information that is about to be published right here on the Alaska Gold Prospecting Forum.

- Geowizard