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Crane Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Crane Creek Mine | Mine |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 4' 29'' North , 147° 14' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 22.0km |
| Two Rivers | 719 (2011) | 24.4km |
| Pleasant Valley | 725 (2011) | 27.7km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 28.4km |
| Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 33.5km |
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 91; SE1/4NE1/4 sec. 24, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Mining most likely occurred in the lower section of Crane Creek, a north tributary of Fairbanks Creek.
Geology: Crane Creek is a tributary of Fairbanks Creek and is underlain by quartz muscovite schist, quartzite, and chlorite quartzose schist (Newberry and others, 1996). About 1,765 ounces of gold was produced in 1908 which assayed at 822 fine (Prindle and Katz, 1913). Recent field observation of Crane Creek indicates that more recent mining has taken place in the lower section of the creek, probably in the 1980's (J. Schaefer, field observation, 1999).
Workings: Recent field observation of lower Crane Creek indicates that mining has occurred recently, probably in the 1980's (J. Schaefer, field observation, 1999).
Production: About 1,765 ounces of gold was produced in 1908 (Prindle and Katz, 1913).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed 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 Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG187 |
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- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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