Deposit ID | 10002848 |
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MRDS ID | A015325 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Saint (St.) Patrick Creek |
Related records | 10233752 |
Geographic coordinates: | -147.96989, 64.87272 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | The Saint Patrick mine is located in the SE1/4 NW1/4 sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The exact location of placer mining activity along Saint Patrick Creek is unknown. The placer is about 2.8 miles east-southeast of the top of Ester Dome. The mine is locality 49 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 |
Model code | 119 |
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USGS model code | 39a |
BC deposit profile | C01. C02 |
Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
Mark3 model number | 54 |
(1) | -147.96989, 64.87272 |
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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 | A015325 | |
USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | FB062 |
Ellsworth, C.E., 1910, Placer mining in the Yukon-Tanana region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442, 432 p.
Ellsworth, C.E., and Parker, G.L., 1911, Placer mining in the Yukon-Tanana region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480, 325 p.
Ellsworth, C.E., 1912, Placer mining in the Fairbanks and Circle Disctricts: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 520, p. 240-245.
Prindle, L.M., and Katz, F.J., 1913, Detailed description of the Fairbanks district, in Prindle, L. M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 59-152.
Eakin, H.M., 1915, Placer mining in Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622-I, p. 366-373.
Smith, P.S., 1917, The mining industry in the territory of Alaska during the calendar year 1915: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 142, 66 p.
Smith, P.S., 1917, The mining industry in the territory of Alaska during the calendar year 1916: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 153, 89 p.
Wimmler, N.L., 1925, Placer mining in Alaska in 1925: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 195-8, 118 p.
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.
Smith, S. S., 1917, The mining industry in the Territory of Alaska during the calendar year 1915: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 142, 66 p.
Smith, S. S., 1917, The mining industry in the Territory of Alaska during the calendar year 1916: U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin 153, 89 p
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | Model Name = Placer Au(Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
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 |