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Voght

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Bismuth, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials 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 10308844
MRDS ID A015305
Record type Site
Current site name Voght
Alternate or previous names Melba Creek, Monte Cristo, Granite Hill
Related records 10002831, 10234077

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.35495, 64.99268 (WGS84)
Relative position The Voght propspect is located in the NW1/4NE1/4 sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 2 E., Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is about 1 mile north of Gilmore Dome, near Melba Creek. This prospect is now part of the Fort Knox gold mine (FB115). The prospect is locality 33 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]).

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-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bismuthinite Ore
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.35495, 64.99268
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold, scheelite, native bismuth, bismuthinite and an undetermined tellurium mineral occur in a 5-inch-thick, nearly vertical quartz vein that trends east and cuts porphyritic biotite granite (Chapin, 1914 [B 592-J, p. 330-331]). Mertie (1917, p. 412) reported that there were two quartz veins separated by 3 feet of shattered granite; these veins were oriented N. 5 W., 80 W. and contained gold, scheelite, bismuthinite, and an unknown tellurium mineral. When visited in July of 1949, the working were completely caved (Wedow and others, 1954). All that remained was highly disintegrated rock on dumps around an old filled shaft and the ruins of a small mill. This is now the site of the Fort Knox gold mine, the largest gold mine in Alaska (FB115).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = The ruins of a small mill were found in 1949 but there is no record of the amount of production (Wedow and White, 1954).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = When visited in July of 1949, the workings were completely caved (Wedow and White, 1954). All that remained was disintegrated rock on dumps around an old filled shaft and the ruins of a small mill.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Chapin, 1914 (B 592-J, p. 330-331)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-tungsten-bismuth-tellurium-quartz vein in porphyritic biotite granite; comonly referred to as a Fort-Knox-type porphyry gold deposit.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-2001 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer and C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation

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