| Deposit ID | 10282323 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015514 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020490050 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairbanks Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Schaefer |
| Related records | 10107557 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.31125, 65.06498 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 457 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
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)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 003 N | 002 E | 27 | NWNENE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1919 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Unknown |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cook'S Mining |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1993 |
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 69 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1919 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 3,221 Yards Processed. 523 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020490050 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015514 | MAS references MRDS |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | USGS CRIB A001866 USGS CRIB D002672 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 14-JUL-1995 | Mirl | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Intermittent since 10/01/2012 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001562 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Fairbanks Creek Mine |
| Current operator | Paul & Company |
| Current controller (parent) | Paul Manuel |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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