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Ester Dome

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281963
MRDS ID A010719
MAS/MILS ID 0020580163
Record type Site
Current site name Ester Dome
Alternate or previous names St. Paul Group, Morris, Taylor, Index 1-2, Star Lode, Simar, Yogis, Eva 3-4, Emerson, Shawnee 1-3, United Group, Golden Group, Sunset 1-2, St. Paul Gold Deposti
Related records 10000524, 10208763

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.05575, 64.88026 (WGS84)
Elevation 721
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Fairbanks D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Fairbanks N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 001 N 003 W 25 C SESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) PzPxyqs
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner John P. Yogis
    Interest 1
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Paul Barelka
    Interest 5
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Thomas H. Morris Et Al.
    Interest 77
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Janice Taylor
    Interest 14
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Anmac Mining Co.
    Interest 1
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner James And Juneace Simar
    Interest 1
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Robert C. Emerson
    Interest 1
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dennis Quinn
    Interest 1
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Silverado Mines Inc.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1997

Comments on the production information

  • ESTIMATED PRODUCTION FROM 1996 RANDOL: 25,000 OZ AU/Y.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Total resources 272155mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 10.629 g/mt Gold Major 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ST. PAUL ORE ZONE: ESTIMATED RESOURCE OF 17,000 OZ OF GOLD WITH GRADES RANGING FROM 0.033-0.116 (2-97).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-MAY-1997 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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