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Fox Creek Mine (ARDF - LG061), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fox Creek Mine (ARDF - LG061) | Mine |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° North , 146° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~90km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Alluvial gold dredging operation during the late 1920's to late 1950's. According to USGS data (http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/980298.pdf) renewed commercial placer mining was undertaken in 1997. One of the historic gold dredges (Dredge No. 8) constructed for use at Fox and contiguous streams has been preserved and is open as an interpretive museum dedicated to regional gold mining history cf: http://www.golddredgeno8.com/.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- North America PlatformPassive Margin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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Fox Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA