| Deposit ID | 10107557 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015514 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairbanks Creek Placer |
| Related records | 10282323 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.16406, 65.06774 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 28-32 MILES BY ROAD NE OF FAIRBANKS. |
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 | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Rutile | Gangue |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Stibnite | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -147.16406, 65.06774 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1903 |
| District name | Fairbanks |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015514 |
USGS MF-413 (A-1), LOC. 91
USGS BULL. 525, P. 102
ALASKA DEPT. OF MINES PAMPHLET NO. 1, P. 11, 32, 37, 40.
USGS BULL. 251, P. 67, 81-83
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE PRODUCTIVE AREA OF FAIRBANKS VALLEY BEGINS ABOUT 2 MILES BELOW THE SOURCE OF THE CREEK AND EXTENDS FOR ABOUT 4 MILES DOWNSTREAM. THE PRODUCTIVE GRAVEL RANGES FROM 4 TO 8 FT. IN THICKNESS, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 6 FT., AND ARE MINED TO WIDTHS OF FROM 40 TO 250 FT. DEPTH TO BEDROCK FROM 15 TO 110 OR MORE FEET. GOLD ALSO IN TOP 2-3 FT. OF BEDROCK. ON MOST CLAIMS DEPTH TO BEDROCK LESS THAN 50 FT. MINERALIZED SCHIST ALONG CREEK CARRIES SILVER AND GOLD; QUARTZ STRINGERS CARRY GOLD, BUT NO SILVER. |
| Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT IN AREA MINED BETWEEN 75 AND 100 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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