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Royal Flush

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097550
MRDS ID A015274
Record type Site
Current site name Royal Flush
Alternate or previous names Adler
Related records 10282015

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.98906, 64.88466 (WGS84)
Relative position The Royal FLush mine is located in the NE1/4SE1/4 sec. 29, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., Fairbanks Meridian. This mine is located in the Happy Creek Valley at an elevation of about 870 feet; it is about 2 miles east-northeast of the top of Ester Dome. This mine is locality 16 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]).
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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) -147.98906, 64.88466
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Prior to 1969, 208 tons of ore averaging $47.50 of gold per ton was produced from a 3-foot-wide vein that strikes N. 42 E. and dips 70 W. (Chapman and Foster, 1969, p. D18). In 1987, a 350-foot-long section of the Adler vein was excavated to a depth of approximately 27 feet, and 5,000 tons of ore with assays ranging from 0.005 to 3.5 ounces of gold per ton were stockpiled for future crushing and leaching (Bundtzen and others, 1988, p. 20). The gold was reported to be between 774 and 830 fine (Glover, 1950). Although a description of the ore is not given in any references to the Adler property, it is assumed that the Adler vein is a schist-hosted gold quartz vein, as are the other prospects in the area.

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 = Prior to 1969, 208 tons of ore averaging $47.50 in gold per ton was produced from a 3-foot-wide vein that strikes N. 42 E. and dips 70 W. (Chapman and Foster, 1969, p. D18). In 1987, five thousand tons of ore with assays ranging from 0.005 to 3.5 ounces of gold per ton were stockpiled for future crushing and leaching (Bundtzen and others, 1988, p. 20).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = In 1987, a 350-foot-long section of the Adler vein was excavated to a depth of approximately 27 feet, and 5,000 tons of ore with assays ranging from 0.005 to 3.5 ounces of gold per ton were stockpiled for future crushing and leaching (Bundtzen and others, 1988, p. 20). Two thousand feet of 3-inch blast hole drilling was also completed in 1987.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015274
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF FB054

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S. 1939, Mineral industry in Alaska in 1937: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 910-A, p. 1-113.

  • Deposit

    Glover, A.E., 1950, Placer gold fineness: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 195-1, 38 p.

  • 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., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.

  • Deposit

    Bundtzen, T.K., Green, C.B., Peterson, R.J., and Seward, A.F., 1988, Alaska's mineral industry, 1987: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 41, 69 p.

  • Deposit

    Smith, P.S., 1939, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1937: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 910-A, p. 1-113.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Chapman and Foster, 1969

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JUL-2001 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 31-JUL-2001 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation