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Coffee Dome

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Lead
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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 10002970
MRDS ID A015468
Record type Site
Current site name Coffee Dome
Related records 10233164

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.17101, 65.09162 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 56; NE1/4 sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is at the head of Walnut Creek on the southwestern flank of Coffee Dome. Accuracy is within 2,000 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
Silver Secondary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.17101, 65.09162
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Holdsworth (1952) reported that Walter Lindgren had conducted exploration activity of an unspecified nature on this prospect in 1952. The only other known references to this prospect indicates exploration uncovered gold-lead-silver mineralization of unknown grade or character (R.M. Chapman and Foster, 1969). No other published or private references to the Coffee Dome prospect are known.

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 = Holdsworth (1952) reported that Walter Lindgren had conducted exploration activity of an unspecified nature on this prospect in 1952.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Chapman and Foster, 1969

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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