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Anderson Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Tungsten, Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002820
MRDS ID A015292
Record type Site
Current site name Anderson Prospect
Related records 10185785

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.53073, 64.94967 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 250(meters)
Relative position 9.5 MILES NE OF FAIRBANKS
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-410, LOC. 27. DEPOSIT ON HILL AT HEAD OF ENGINEER CREEK, ABOUT 1 MILE SW OF TUNGSTEN HILL. DEPOSIT NEAR RESIDENTIAL AREA. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Primary
Gold Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.53073, 64.94967
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Comments on the geologic information

  • FOLIATION OF MICA SCHIST COUNTRY ROCK STRIKES N 60 E AND DIPS 20 W. QUARTZ VEIN THOUGHT TO BE FORMED FIRST, THEN SCHEELITE-BEARING SOLUTIONS PERCOLATED UPWARD ALONG THE WALLS OF VEIN AND DEPOSITED SCHEELITE.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015292

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-410 (D-2), LOC. 27

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 662, P. 424.

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRCULAR 196, P. 9

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ VEIN CUTS ACCROSS FOLIATION OF MICA SCHIST. SCHEELITE ALONG OUTER EDGE OF VEIN, BUT NOT WITHIN THE QUARTZ OR IN THE SCHIST.
Deposit WHITE (1952) REPORTS "SHEARED QUARTZ VEIN IN GRANITIC ROCK; GOLD AND SEVERAL OTHER OF THE COMMON SULFIDES". (SEE REF. 3) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey