| Deposit ID | 10308910 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015514 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fairbanks Creek |
| Related records | 10282323, 10107557 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -147.16395, 65.06768 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 91. A productive placer area of approximately 8 miles along Fairbanks Creek. The coordinates given are for the abandoned village of Meehan which lies in about the middle of the placered area along Fairbanks Creek. |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cassiterite | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Scheelite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Wolframite | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -147.16395, 65.06768 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Fairbanks |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | LG198 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010720 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015514 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002672 |
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Brooks, A.H., 1905, Placer mining in Alaska in 1904: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 259, p. 18-31.
Prindle, L.M., 1905, The gold placers of the Fortymile, Birch Creek, and Fairbanks regions, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 251, 89 p.
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Brooks, A.H., 1908, The mining industry in 1907: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 345, 294 p.
Prindle, L.M., 1908, The Fairbanks and Rampart quadrangles, Yukon-Tanana region, Alaska, with a section on the Rampart placers, by F.L. Hess, and a paper on the water supply of the Fairbanks region, by C.C. Covert: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 337, 102 p.
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Ellsworth, C.E., 1910, Placer mining in the Yukon-Tanana region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442, 432 p.
Johnson, B.L., 1910, Occurrence of wolframite and cassiterite in the gold placers of Deadwood Creek, Birch Creek district: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442, p. 246-250.
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Smith, P.S., 1917, The mining industry in the territory of Alaska during the calendar year 1916: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 153, 89 p.
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Brooks, A.H., and Martin, G. C. 1921, The Alaska mining industry in 1919: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 714, p. 59-95.
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Smith, P.S., 1929, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1926: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 797, p. 1-50.
Smith, P.S., 1930, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1927: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 810-A, p. 1-64.
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Smith, P.S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1930: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836, p. 1-83.
Smith, P.S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1931: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 844-A, p. 1-81.
Smith, P.S., 1934, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1933: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 864-A, p. 1-94.
Smith, P.S., 1936, Mineral industry in Alaska in 1934: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 868-A, p. 1-91.
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Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
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Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.
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Smith, P.S., 1930, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1928: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 813-A, p. 1-72.
Smith, P.S., 1933, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1930: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836-A, p. 1-83.
Smith, P.S., 1934, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1932: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 857-A, p. 1-91.
Smith, P.S., 1941, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1939: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-A, p. 1-106.
Smith, P.S., 1942, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1940: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-A, p. 1-102.
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| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-MAY-1999 | C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer | Avalon Development Corporation |
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