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Fairbanks Creek Placer

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Antimony, Tin, Tungsten
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107557
MRDS ID A015514
Record type Site
Current site name Fairbanks Creek Placer
Related records 10282323

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.16406, 65.06774 (WGS84)
Relative position 28-32 MILES BY ROAD NE OF FAIRBANKS.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-413, LOC. 91. TAILINGS MARKED ON LIVENGOOD (A-1). COORDINATES GIVEN FOR ABANDONED VILLAGE OF MEEHAN. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Rutile Gangue
Cassiterite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.16406, 65.06774
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Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK MAINLY SCHIST; SOME GNEISS OCCURS IN THE LOWER PART OF THE VALLEY AND A LITTLE RUSTY GRANITIC MATERIAL IN THE UPPER PART. ; REG.COM: LODE SOURCE OF GOLD FROM SEVERAL CREEKS DRAINING RIDGE TO NORTH; NO CREEKS TO SOUTH CARRY GOLD.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1903

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on development

  • PLACER MINING FROM 1903 TO AT LEAST 1975. DREDGING BEGAN IN 1911, BUT DRIFT AND OTHER TYPES OF MINING ALSO CONTINUED.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015514

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-413 (A-1), LOC. 91

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 525, P. 102

  • Deposit

    ALASKA DEPT. OF MINES PAMPHLET NO. 1, P. 11, 32, 37, 40.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 251, P. 67, 81-83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PRODUCTIVE AREA OF FAIRBANKS VALLEY BEGINS ABOUT 2 MILES BELOW THE SOURCE OF THE CREEK AND EXTENDS FOR ABOUT 4 MILES DOWNSTREAM. THE PRODUCTIVE GRAVEL RANGES FROM 4 TO 8 FT. IN THICKNESS, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 6 FT., AND ARE MINED TO WIDTHS OF FROM 40 TO 250 FT. DEPTH TO BEDROCK FROM 15 TO 110 OR MORE FEET. GOLD ALSO IN TOP 2-3 FT. OF BEDROCK. ON MOST CLAIMS DEPTH TO BEDROCK LESS THAN 50 FT. MINERALIZED SCHIST ALONG CREEK CARRIES SILVER AND GOLD; QUARTZ STRINGERS CARRY GOLD, BUT NO SILVER.
Deposit STREAM GRADIENT IN AREA MINED BETWEEN 75 AND 100 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1987 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) U.S. Geological Survey