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Gilmore

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308635
Record type Site
Current site name Gilmore

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.31995, 65.06668 (WGS84)
Relative position The Gilmore prospect is located on the north side of Fairbanks Creek approximately 1.5 miles downstream from the American Eagle mine (ARDF no. LG152); SW1/4SE1/4 sec.22, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.31995, 65.06668
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = The Gilmore adit was designed to facilitate exploration and haulage from the Ohio and Mizpah mines however, several new gold-bearing lodes were intersected by the adit. The adit was completed to a length of 800 feet in 1917 (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). The schist through which the adit cuts dips 10 to 15 N. In 1922, the adit was 1,000 feet in length (N 30 E trend), contained cross-cuts at the 700-, 800- and 1,000-foot stations, and connected the Mizpah and Ohio mine workings to the Gilmore mill (Davis, 1922). At the 700-foot station, a thin stringer was followed in a 50-foot long drift to the northwest. At the 800-foot station, the northwest drift is 100 feet long and the southeast drift is 75 feet long. At the 1,000-foot station, the southeast drift runs 150 feet to the upper shaft on the Ohio claim. The northwest drift runs 350 feet to intersect with the 200-foot level of the Mizpah mine (Davis, 1922). No information is available concerning the grade or extent of gold mineralization intersected in the Gilmore adit.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Although several feet of adits and drifts were reported, there is no information on the amount of ore mined from these workings.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = The Gilmore adit was completed to a length of 800 feet in 1917 (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). In 1922, the adit was 1,000 feet in length (N. 30 E. trend), contained cross-cuts at the 700, 800 and 1,000 foot stations and connected the Mizpah and Ohio mine workings to the Gilmore mill (Davis, 1922). At the 700 foot station, a thin stringer was followed in a 50 foot long drift to the northwest. At the 800 foot station, the northwest drift is 100 feet long and the southeast drift is 75 feet long. At the 1,000 foot station, the southeast drift runs 150 feet to the upper shaft on the Ohio claim. The northwest drift runs 350 feet to intersect with the 200 foot level of the Mizpah mine (Davis, 1922).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG164

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Davis, J.A., 1922, Lode mining in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 58-1, 80 p.

  • Deposit

    Killeen, P.L., and Mertie, J.B., 1951, Antimony ore in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51-46, 43 p.

  • Deposit

    Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Davis, 1922

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation