| Deposit ID | 10002788 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015254 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Social Security |
| Alternate or previous names | Norris |
| Related records | 10281897 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -148.08795, 64.8416 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The Social Security prospect is located in the S1/2NE1/4 sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. 3 W., Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is near the summit of a small hill just north of the Chena Station Road, off the Old Nenana Highway. It is about 2.2 miles west-southwest of the town of Ester. This prospect is locality 6 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Fairbanks North Star(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fairbanks D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Fairbanks N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Fairbanks C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -148.08795, 64.8416 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fairbanks |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015254 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | FB028 |
Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Au-quartz vein(?) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Also known as Norris (Cobb, 1976 [OFR 76-662, p. 166]). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 31-JUL-2001 | J.R. Guidetti Schaefer | Avalon Development Corporation | |
| Reporter | 31-JUL-2001 | C.J. Freeman | Avalon Development Corporation |
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