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Independence

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002901
MRDS ID A015389
Record type Site
Current site name Independence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.46795, 65.02856 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 32; NW1/4SW1/4 sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Independence mine is on the southeast side of Twin Creek almost opposite the mouth of Skoogy Gulch; it is about 7 miles by road northeast of Fox along the Steese Highway.

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
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Joint surfaces are iron-stained.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.46795, 65.02856
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold is found in an east-west-striking, vertical fracture zone in coarse porphyritic granite that has been cut by quartz veins. The quartz veins are broken by iron-stained joints whose surfaces are mineralized and carry gold (Brooks, 1916; B 642; Brooks, 1918). The mineralized zone has been traced for 900 feet on the surface (Brooks, 1918). The fracture zone becomes barren where it crosses the contact from granite into the schist (Brooks, 1916; B 642). Pyrite, arsenopyrite, and galena are present (Brooks, 1916; B 642).? This deposit has been developed by two tunnels. In the upper tunnel, quartz veinlets are in a zone 8-10 inches wide in porphyritic granite. This zone is vertical and strikes N 70 E (Hill, 1933). About two-thirds of the gold is in sulfide minerals, and assays show 0.19 to 1.84 ounces of gold per ton (Cobb, 1976; OFR 76-633, p. 103).

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 = Probably has been minor production (Cobb, 1976; OFR 76-633, p. 103; Chapman and Foster, 1969).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Workings were badly caved by July 1931 (Hill, 1933).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Brooks, 1916 (B 642)

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

Beyond USGS

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