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Burnet

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097559
MRDS ID A015390
Record type Site
Current site name Burnet
Related records 10281709

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.46989, 65.02578 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 32; SW1/4 sec. 1, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This mine is on the east side of Twin Creek below the mouth of Skoogy Gulch. 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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.46989, 65.02578
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = A number of parallel quartz veins cut granite and carry gold. The granite is also auriferous. The gold in granite is thought to be due to concentration from the brecciated surface portion of the veins. In working a narrow bench placer, it was discovered that the irregular granite bedrock and the adjoining bank contained gold (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 workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface workings of a narrow bench placer deposit were reported (Chapin, 1914).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015390
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG074

Bibliographic references

  • 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

    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.

  • 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.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Chapin, 1914

General comments

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

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