| Deposit ID | 10100941 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010678 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Cleary Hill Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Cleary, Free Gold |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.43629, 65.06635 (WGS84) |
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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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Covellite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Jamesonite | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Silver | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | FINENESS 0.818 AU & 0.169 AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -147.43629, 65.06635 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Intricate System Of Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N75W |
| Dip | 60 S |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1910 |
| Year of first production | 1912 |
| Year of last production | 1948 |
| District name | Fairbanks District |
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| Ownership category | State |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010678 |
USGS OFR 76-819, P. 38-40
USGS B 1024-I, P. 206, 208-209
USGS B 849-B, P. 69-71, 75, 84, 93-96
USGS B. 849-B USGS OFR 76-819
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MAIN VEIN TRACED ON SURFACE FOR MORE THAN 1000 FT. VEINS ARE CRUSHED, CROSS FOLIATION OF COUNTRYROCK AND ARE FAULTED. MAJOR LODE-GOLD MINE IN DISTRICT. |
| Deposit | RECENT (& CURRENT ?) EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY ON VETTER PROPERTY, NEAR WOLF CREEK, ABOUT 1 TO 1 1/2 MILE NORTHEAST OF CLEARY HILL MINE. VETTER LODE IS ALSO GOLD BEARING QUARTZ VEIN IN SCHIST. SOME GOLD HAS BEEN PRODUCED ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Elliott, R. L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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