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Goepfert

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002894
MRDS ID A015381
Record type Site
Current site name Goepfert

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.46989, 65.03078 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 30; SW1/4NW1/4 sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Goepfert prospect is located at the mouth of Skoogy Gulch, about 8 miles northeast of Fox along the Steese Highway. Accuracy is within 1,000 feet.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Lead Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.46989, 65.03078
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Cobb (1976) reports that there are at least two prospects. At one prospect, a short adit follows a thin auriferous quartz vein in granite near a contact with schist; at another prospect, a short adit was driven on a ledge containing galena. No mining was reported.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = No production reported.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Smith (1913, B 525) reported that a short adit had been driven in granite near a contact with schist.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015381
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG076

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.

  • 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., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Smith, 1913 (B 525)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation