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Whitman & Murray

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002899
MRDS ID A015387
Record type Site
Current site name Whitman & Murray

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.46989, 65.03273 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 30; NW1/4 sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This deposit is just north of the junction of Skoogy Creek and Twin Creek, about a mile east of Pedro Dome. Accuracy is within 1,000 feet.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.46989, 65.03273
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Ore was milled from two shafts, 40 to 50 feet deep, that connected to 400 feet of drifts and crosscuts (Brooks, 1911, p. 35). This may be the same site as the Rainbow mine (ARDF no. LG084) where gold is found in a nearly vertical quartz vein that strikes east-west. The vein contains pyrite, arsenopyrite, galena, sphalerite (Smith, 1913; B 525). The vein has been described as varying from 18 inches wide to 3 feet wide (Brooks, 1912; Chapin, 1914); it cuts schist, quartzite and granite (Chapin, 1914).

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 = Considerable ore was milled in 1910 (Brooks, 1911, p. 35).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Two shafts were driven 40 to 50 feet deep, that connected to 400 feet of drifts and crosscuts (Brooks, 1911, p. 35).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015387
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG083

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

    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

    Brooks, A.H., 1911, The mining industry in 1910, in Brooks, A.K., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1910: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480-B p. 21-43.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1976 (OFR 76-633)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.
Deposit Other Comments = This is the only reference to this property by this name; it may have been known by another name in later years.

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