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Whitehorse

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Antimony
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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 10002963
MRDS ID A015460
Record type Site
Current site name Whitehorse

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.29906, 65.06857 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 49; SW1/4 sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This mine is just north of the junction of Too Much Gold Creek and Fairbanks Creek, adjacent to the road, east of the creek. Accuracy is within 1,500 feet.

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
Lead Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = By 1912, an 18-foot-deep pit had been excavated and exposed a highly brecciated quartz-rich, shear zone cemented by pyrite, galena and stibnite (Smith, 1913; B 525). This brecciation post-dates an auriferous quartz stockwork zone from which a small amount of material had been sacked for shipment to a nearby custom mill. Several white porphyritic granite dikes up to 70 feet wide were exposed in the immediate vicinity of this exposure. These dikes are roughly parallel to the gold-quartz shear zone which strikes N 70-80 W and dips vertically. This granite was not thought to be highly mineralized however, no analytical data are available (Smith, 1913; B 525). In late 1915, about 30 tons of ore from the prospect was custom milled and some development work was carried out (Stewart, 1915; Smith, 1917, BMB 142). The workings on the Whitehorse prospect were caved by 1931 and the site was still inactive in 1942 (Hill, 1933; Killeen and Mertie, 1951).? In 1969, International Minerals and Chemicals Company conducted soil sampling at the site and excavated a 700 foot dozer trench across the Whitehorse shear zone to follow-up soil geochemical anomalies (Pilkington, 1970). This trench was oriented north-south and the shear zones exposed in the trench coincided with soil geochemistry. Sporadic gold was encountered in this trench; one, five-foot sample contained 1.2 ppm gold (0.035 ounces of gold per ton). The host for this mineralization is unknown.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = In late 1915, about 30 tons of ore from the prospect was sent to a custom mill nearby (Smith, 1917; BMB 142).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = In late 1915 about 30 tons of ore from the prospect was custom milled and some development work carried out (Stewart, 1915, Smith 1917, BMB 142). The workings on the Whitehorse prospect were caved by 1931 and the site was still inactive in 1942 (Hill, 1933; Killeen and Mertie, 1951). In 1969, International Minerals and Chemicals Company conducted soil sampling and excavated a 700 foot dozer trench across the Whitehorse shear zone to follow-up soil geochemical anomalies (Pilkington, 1970).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Smith, 1913 (B 525)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-quartz veins.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

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