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Little Flower

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002803
MRDS ID A015272
Record type Site
Current site name Little Flower
Alternate or previous names Flower, McCann and Olsen

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.01295, 64.86577 (WGS84)
Relative position The Little Flower mine is located in the SW1/4SW1/4 sec. 32, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian. This deposit is on the ridge between the two forks of Eva Creek at an elevation of approximately 1,030 feet; it is about 1.3 miles north of the town of Ester. This mine is locality 15 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]).
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.01295, 64.86577
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold was produced from a 24-inch vein that trends north and dips 70 E. (Chapman and Foster, 1969, p. D17; Reed, 1938, p. 11). Work was started on the Little Flower mine in January of 1938. The tunnel was driven on the vein for 450 feet; a 50-foot winze was sunk 400 feet from the portal (Reed, 1938, p. 11). In 1938, about 680 tons of ore were produced with an average value of $25 in gold per ton (about 0.71 ounce of gold per ton) (Reed, 1938, p. 12). The gold was reported to be between 773 and 800 fine (Glover, 1950).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = In 1938, about 680 tons of ore were produced with an average value of $25 in gold per ton (about 1.21 ounces of gold per ton) (Reed, 1938, p. 12).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Work was started on the Little Flower mine in January of 1938. The tunnel was driven on the vein for 450 feet; a 50-foot winze was sunk 400 feet from the portal (Reed, 1938, p. 11). In 1938, four men were employed at the mine, using two jackhammers and one stoper (Reed, 1938, p. 12).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015272
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF FB048

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Glover, A.E., 1950, Placer gold fineness: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 195-1, 38 p.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Reed, I.M., 1938 (1939), Report on lode mining and development in the year 1938 in the Fairbanks district: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 194-6, 28 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Reed, 1938

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-2001 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 31-JUL-2001 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation