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Marshall Dome

Occurrence 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. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. General comments
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307728
Record type Site
Current site name Marshall Dome

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.46196, 65.06668 (WGS84)
Relative position SE1/4SW1/4 sec. 24, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Marshall Dome prospect is a zone of anomalous gold in soils in an area just west of the headwaters of Cleary Creek on the west side of the Steese Highway.

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.46196, 65.06668
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Soil samples at the Marshall Dome prospect contained up to 2030 ppb gold (0.06 ounces of gold per ton). Altered intrusive rocks have been noted on the property. A sample of quartz-veined, altered intrusive rock picked up during soil sampling assayed 1760 ppb gold (0.05 ounces of gold per ton) (Silverado Mines press release, October 12, 1995).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Soil sampling only.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = This description

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold in altered intrusive rocks.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 11-MAY-99 C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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