| Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | LG |
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| Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-1 |
| Latitude | 65.031 |
| Longitude | -147.453 |
| Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
| Location and accuracy | Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 33; SW1/4NW1/4 sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The prospect is on the hillside southeast of Twin Creek, across the creek from the Rainbow Mine and a short distance above the mouth of Skoogy Gulch. The Moonlight shaft is at an approximate elevation of 1,900 feet, about 7 miles by road northeast of Fox along the Steese Highway. Accuracy is within 1,000 feet. |
Geologic descriptionThe Moonlight prospect is a vein of crushed quartz and schist, less than one foot wide, in a fracture zone in quartzite schist and granite. The vein is said to carry considerable gold and large amounts of unspecified sulfides (Smith, 1913; B 525, p. 201). The vein was traced by prospect pits for 2500 feet. It strikes N 70 W and dips steeply NE (Chapin, 1914, p. 349). Grab samples of ore on dump contained 0.16 ounces per ton in gold (Hill, 1933, p. 114). There were about 170 feet of underground workings by 1914 (Chapin, 1914). | |
| Geologic map unit | (-147.455443978366, 65.0305761634909) |
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| Mineral deposit model | Gold-quartz vein. |
| Workings or exploration | There were about 170 feet of underground workings by 1914 (Chapin, 1914, p. 349). The vein was traced by prospect pits for 2500 feet (Chapin, 1914, p. 349). By 1931, the three tunnels and connecting raises were in bad condition (Hill, 1933). |
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| Indication of production | Undetermined |
| Production notes | No record of production. |
| MRDS Number | A015392 |
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References | |
| Reporters | C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer (Avalon Development Corporation) |
| Last report date | 5/4/1999 |