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Moose Gulch

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002880
MRDS ID A015366
Record type Site
Current site name Moose Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.06989, 64.84966 (WGS84)
Relative position The Moose Gulch occurrence is located in the SW1/4 sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 3 W., Fairbanlks Meridian. Moose Gulch is small south-flowing tributary of Ester Creek, about 1.6 miles west of the town of Ester. The location given is on the lower part of the creek, where it is assumed the placer activity took place.

Site location context

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)

Federal lands

LG(Federal land areas administered by LG)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.06989, 64.84966
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Old placer working were found to contain cobbles of stibnite as much as 6 inches in diameter (Killeen and Mertie, 1951, p. 20). One cobble of stibnite contained 62.11percent antimony (Killeen and Mertie, 1951, p. 12). There is no other information on placer activities on the creek.
  • Age = Quaternary placer.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Old placer workings were reported in 1951 (Killeen and Mertie, 1951, p. 20).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Killeen and Mertie, 1951

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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