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David

Past Producer 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 10002893
MRDS ID A015380
Record type Site
Current site name David

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.47795, 65.03161 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 30; SE1/4NE1/4 sec. 2, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This mine is west of Skoogy Creek about 3/4 of a mile east southeast of Pedro Dome and about 1/4 mile west of Golden City. Accuracy is within 1,000 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
Arsenopyrite Ore
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.47795, 65.03161
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold occurs in a quartz vein in silicified schist; the vein is oriented N 70 E, 35 S (Hill, 1933). The vein varies in width from 6 inches to 22 inches wide (Chapin, 1919; Hill, 1933). Samples assayed $1.04 and $1.24 gold per ton, or 0.05 to 0.06 ounces of gold per ton (Hill, 1933). Two veins, 1/2 to 1 inch wide and 1 to 4 inches wide, contain arsenopyrite and visible gold, they assayed $13.46 and $77.84 per ton (0.65 ounces of gold per ton and 3.77 ounces of gold per ton) (Hill, 1933). A 100 foot adit was driven on the vein with a 65 foot long stope (Chapin, 1919). Production was reported in 1917 and 1918 but the amount is not known (Chapin, 1919; Martin, 1920).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Production was reported in 1917 and 1918 but the amount is not known (Chapin, 1919; Martin, 1920).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = A 100 foot adit was driven on the vein with a 65 foot long stope (Chapin, 1919).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hill, 1933

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

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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