Fairbanks Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Tungsten, Antimony, Gold, Tin, Silver

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10009599
MRDS ID D002672
Record type Site
Current site name Fairbanks Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.31962, 65.06635 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Primary
Antimony Primary
Gold Primary
Tin Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore
Wolframite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.31962, 65.06635

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: BEDROCK MAINLY SCHIST

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS D002672

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.

  • Deposit

    JOESTING, H. R., 1942, STRATEGIC MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN INTERIOR ALASKA: ALASKA DEPT. MINES PAMPHLET 1, 46 P.

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE LIVENGOOD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-413.

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS) IN THE LIVENGOOD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 76-819.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1977 Elliott, James E. U.S. Geological Survey