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Unnamed (lower Dome Creek in the Chatanika flats)

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307718
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (lower Dome Creek in the Chatanika flats)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.70197, 65.07667 (WGS84)
Relative position These drift mines are located in the lower portion of Dome Creek near the Chatanika River, and are marked on the Livengood A-2 topographic map. They cover an area of approximately one mile by one-quarter mile, and are on both sides of the Elliot Highway, less than one mile northwest of the town of Olnes.

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-2(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

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) -147.70197, 65.07667
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Drift mining operations in the Chatanika flats on lower Dome Creek were active in the early 1900's. Most production has come from drift mines from Seatte Creek to Olnes, and from dredge operations that took place in the 1950's between the mouth of Moose Creek to Seattle Creek; these operations are described in a separate record, ARDF no. LG049. Most of the mining in 1912 and 1914 was reported to have come from near the mouth in the Chatanika flats, however, production figures generally include the drift mines that were producing south of the town of Olnes (Eakin, 1915; Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913). The depth to bedrock for all drift mining along the creek has been described as from 30 to 200 feet (Prindle, 1908; Prindle and Katz, 1913). Most likely, the depth to bedrock in the Chatanika flats is closer to 200 feet. The bedrock surface is uneven, and the pay streak was 130 to 165 feet wide within the lower 2 to 3 feet of gravel and upper 2 to 3 feet of bedrock (Prindle, 1908).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Most of the mining in 1912 and 1914 was reported to have come from near the mouth in the Chatanika flats, however, production figures generally include the drift mines that were producing south of the town of Olnes (Eakin, 1915; Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913). By 1973, production from the entire creek was estimated to be about $4,000,000 in gold from both surface and underground workings (Cobb, 1973).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Mining by drift methods only (Cobb, 1976).

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 01-SEP-99 C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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