Ester Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10090697
MRDS ID D002635
Record type Site
Current site name Ester Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.00294, 64.83299 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tungsten Primary
Gold Primary
Antimony Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Scheelite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.00294, 64.83299

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 D002635

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    BYERS, F. M., JR., 1957, TUNGSTEN DEPOSITS IN THE FAIRBANKS DISTRICT, ALASKA: USGS BULL. 1024-I, P. 179-216.

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCE MAP OF THE FAIRBANKS QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-410.

  • Deposit

    COBB, EDWARD H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS) IN THE FAIRBANKS QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 76-662.

Reporter information

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