Main commodities | Au |
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Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | LG |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-2 |
Latitude | 65.001 |
Longitude | -147.54 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The coordinates given are for the approximate center of a 0.5 mile long placered area along Flume Creek, which is about 4 miles northeast of Fox off the Steese Highway; NE1/4 sec. 18, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. |
Geologic descriptionPlacer gold was mined by open-cut in 1915 and by small scale operations in the 1960s (Brooks, 1915; Eberlein and others, 1977). | |
Geologic map unit | (-147.542440542606, 65.0005740001635) |
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Mineral deposit model | Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a). |
Mineral deposit model number | 39a |
Workings or exploration | Open-cut placer gold mining was reported in 1915 (Brooks, 1915, p. 59). Small-scale mining was reported a few years in the 1960s (Eberlein and others, 1977, p. 39). |
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Indication of production | Yes; small |
Production notes | Mining has been reported but the amount of gold produced is unknown. |
References | |
Reporters | C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer (Avalon Development Corporation) |
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Last report date | 5/4/1999 |