Kokomo Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  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 10003004
MRDS ID A015516
Record type Site
Current site name Kokomo Creek
Related records 10111841

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.14184, 65.11274 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 92; SE1/4 sec. 4, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The mine and tailings are marked on the Livengood (A-1) quadrangle; it is about 1 mile north of Coffee Dome.

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)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold 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) -147.14184, 65.11274

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold in stream gravels was discovered in 1921 (Brooks, 1923). Mining took place from 1937 to 1940 (Cobb, 1976; OFR 76-633, p. 110).

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 = Placer mining from 1937 to 1940, but no record of production (Cobb, 1976; OFR 76-633, p. 110).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Placer mining from 1937 to 1940 (Cobb, 1976; OFR 76-633, p. 110).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1976 (OFR 76-633)

General comments

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

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

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.