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Circle Hot Springs

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Tin, Tungsten
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257424
MAS/MILS ID 0020500363
Record type Site
Current site name Circle Hot Springs
Alternate or previous names Moondust 1-5, Shane #1-#2, Cottonwood, Paradise #2-#3, Lisa Association, Shona's Only One, Gladys, Golden D, 5-#7 Below, The Lightning Assoc., The Edie M, Gh #2, Pier Zero, The Triangle, Calida, Discovery #3, Love Association, Kathy 1, Treasure Myne 1-19, The Big Chief, The Lake View, The Dodo, Alder, Nile Temple, William Moses, Short Pier, Gh #1, Discovery #2, 5 Below Left Bench, 4-#5 Below Left Bench, Redfield Trustfund #1, Duke #4-#5, Constance #1, D & H Del #1, Janet #5-#9, #2, Harry Henry #1, Susan Ann #1, #11, Jonathan, Wing Sap Association, Turner, Paradise Association, Dennis, Elane #1, Jasper Y, Birch, Birch 2, Willow

Comments on the site names

  • ASPEN CLAIM 88 SERGEANT #1 ROCK BOTTOM #1 JOY 1.5-2 PEARL CLAIM DISCOVERY #1-#2 THE UPSTREAM CLAIM SHEBHA #1-#2 BUCKDANCER JOANE JEAN #1-#3 ABOVE NEW DISCOVERY ABBOTT #3-#4 JANUARY LOREE C #1-#4 RUBY #1-#5 CLAIM #1 ABOVE OLD DISCOVERY CLAIM 4B-6B, 8A-14A NEW DISCOVERY CLAIM

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -144.87793, 65.49144 (WGS84)
Elevation 412
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle(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 008 N 014 E 28 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Feldspar Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -144.87793, 65.49144
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N28E
    Dip 00N
    Thickness 3M
    Length 20525M
    Width 90M
    Area 149HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N28E:00N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 149
    Date of Last Modification 830321

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1893
Year of first production 1893

Mining district

District name Circle District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Terry Walston
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ben Wilson
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Nelson, William D.
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ben Willi
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner E. J. Craft
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Harold Going
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner George Bailey
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Joseph E. Volger
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner L. D. Hartley
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Bonner And Hagdal Construction Co.
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Lawrence R Stringfellow
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Dennis Timm
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Fred Wyatt
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Joy Morgan
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Eric Rayburn
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Robert J Hendricks
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Walter Largent
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Gordon Fulton
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Rodney Mitchell
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Walter Bullwinkle
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner John C Thomas
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Erik Hansen
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Jeff Knaebel Enterprises
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Ventures North Mining
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Teel, Mary Lou
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Batchelor, Harold E.
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tom Hearney
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Arctic Mining Corp.
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Fred D. Wilkinson
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner James D. Joiner
    Year 1980
  • Type Owner
    Owner Erik House
    Year 1980

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ONLY SINGLE MATRIX GIVEN.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 149HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 1385
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 0
    Unit Production Cost 4
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 200
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B251 pp. 59-66

  • Deposit

    B263 pp. 14, 52, 54, 208

  • Deposit

    B295 pp. 20-22

  • Deposit

    B314n pp. 188-198

  • Deposit

    B379b pp. 53-54

  • Deposit

    B442n pp. 234-239

  • Deposit

    B480j pp. 160-163

  • Deposit

    B538

  • Deposit

    B538 pp. 59-74

  • Deposit

    B542j pp. 210-213

  • Deposit

    GC13

  • Deposit

    P610

  • Deposit

    MR65

  • Deposit

    BMOF56-76

  • Deposit

    BMOF57-79

  • Deposit

    BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H. CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,

  • Deposit

    AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.

  • Deposit

    GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 30.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-DEC-1996 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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