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Thompson

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  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 10002891
MRDS ID A015378
Record type Site
Current site name Thompson

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.48407, 65.05078 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 28; NE1/4 sec. 35, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Thompson prospect is near the head of Last Chance Creek, about 1.2 miles northeast of Pedro Dome, at an elevation of 1,775 feet. Accuracy is within 1,500 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = By 1912, prospect pits revealed gold-bearing quartz rubble (Smith, 1913; B 525). A 15-foot vertical shaft was sunk on a 2-foot-wide shear zone in 1913; about 40 feet below the collar of the shaft, a 100-foot drift was driven parallel to the shear zone. A 20-foot cross-cut from this adit intersected a 5-inch-thick quartz stringer but failed to intersect the 2-foot-wide shear zone found on the surface (Chapin, 1914). Both the quartz stringers and the black carbonaceous schist host rock contained gold.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = By 1912, prospect pits revealed gold bearing quartz rubble (Smith, 1913; B 525). A 15-foot vertical shaft was sunk on a 2-foot-wide shear zone in 1913; about 40 feet below the collar of the shaft, a 100-foot draft was driven parallel to the shear zone. A 20-foot cross-cut from this adit was driven to intersect a 5-inch-thick quartz stringer (Chapin, 1914).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.

  • Deposit

    Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

  • Deposit

    Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

  • Deposit

    Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Chapin, 1914

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Auriferous quartz stringers and auriferous carbonaceous schist.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

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