Deposit ID | 10002797 |
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MRDS ID | A015263 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Michley |
Related records | 10185791 |
Geographic coordinates: | -148.02906, 64.88077 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | The Michley mine is located in the SE1/4SW1/4 sec. 30, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian. This mine is at an elevation of about 1,560 feet in the head of Sheep Creek. It is about 0.8 mile east of the top of Ester Dome. This mine is locality 13 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]). |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist |
(1) | -148.02906, 64.88077 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
District name | Fairbanks |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015263 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | FB012 |
Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.
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.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 31-JUL-2001 | J.R. Guidetti Schaefer | Avalon Development Corporation | |
Reporter | 31-JUL-2001 | C.J. Freeman | Avalon Development Corporation |