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Hess and Thomas

Prospect, Inactive

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Au
Ore minerals gold

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale FB
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale D-3
Latitude 64.859
Longitude -148.025
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Location and accuracy The Hess and Thomas prospect is located on the ridge between Ready Bullion Creek and Eva Creek, at an elevation of about 1,500 feet. It is about 0.9 mile north-northwest of the town of Ester in the NE1/4 sec. 6, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian.

Geologic setting

Geologic description

The country rock is dark, greasy-looking chloritic schist cut by small quartz veins (Smith, 1913 [B 525, p. 208]). Bedrock in the area has been mapped as biotite schist and amphibolite of the Muskox sequence (Newberry and others, 1996). In 1912, Smith (1913 [B 525, p. 208]) noted an inactive prospect pit at this site.
Geologic map unit (-148.027428888556, 64.8585631190485)
Mineral deposit model Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration In 1912, Smith (1913 [B 525, p. 208]) noted an inactive prospect pit at this site.
Indication of production Undetermined

References

MRDS Number 10307436

References

Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.
Newberry, R.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Clautice, K.C., Combellick, R.A., Douglas, T., Laird, G.M., Liss, S.A., Pinney, D.S., Reifenstuhl, R.R., and Solie, D.N., 1996, Preliminary geologic map of the Fairbanks mining district, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File 96-16, 17 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.
Reporters J.R. Guidetti Schaefer and C.J. Freeman (Avalon Development Corporation)
Last report date 7/31/2001