Location: The Gale prospect is located in the SW1/4SE1/4 sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 3 W., Fairbanks Meridian, on a south-facing slope just north of the Ester Creek tailings. It is about 0.3 mile east of Moose Gulch at an elevation of about 860 feet and about 1.4 miles west of the town of Ester.
Geology: A prospect pit was sunk 20 feet on iron-stained quartz and brown-weathered schist that reportedly carried some gold (Smith, 1913 [B 525, p. 206]). The quartz appeared to be in small stringers in the schist, but large pieces of the quartz were seen on the dump.
Workings: A prospect pit was sunk 20 feet deep on iron-stained quartz and brown-weathered schist that reportedly carried some gold (Smith, 1913 [B 525, p. 206]).
Alteration: Quartz is iron-stained and the schist is weathered (Smith, 1913 [B 525, p. 206]).

Commodities (Major) - Au(?)
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein

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ⓘ Native Gold ?

1 valid mineral.

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ⓘ Native Gold ?

Formula: Au

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

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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

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References

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. Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p. Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216. Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.

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