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White Elephant

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002906
MRDS ID A015395
Record type Site
Current site name White Elephant
Related records 10160441

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.44489, 65.03579 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 34; NE1/4 sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This deposit is near the head of Twin Creek on the hillside east of the creek. Accuracy is within 1,500 feet.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = argentiferous galena

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore
Pyrite Ore
Galena Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Galena has oxidized to cerusite and a mixture of lead-oxide and limonite.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.44489, 65.03579
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A 20-foot adit had been driven on a flat-lying massive sulfide lens which is parallel to the enclosing schists (Chapin, 1914). A five-inch-thick lens of this material was milled and reportedly contained significant silver values. Sulfide minerals include galena and pyrite which are oxidized to iron-oxide and lead-oxide. The adit was caved and inaccessible by 1931 (Hill, 1933).

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 workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = A 20-foot adit had been driven but was caved by 1931 (Hill, 1933).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015395
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG088

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.

  • 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

    Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

  • Deposit

    Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.

  • 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 = Hill, 1933

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic carbonate replacement.

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