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Goodwin Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Goodwin Prospect | Prospect |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 59' 38'' North , 147° 41' 49'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 5.4km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 9.5km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 16.0km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 17.4km |
| South Van Horn | 558 (2017) | 20.9km |
Location: The Goodwin prospect is located near the south boundary of section 14, T. 2 N., R. 1 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The prospect is high on the slope north of Big Eldorado Creek. A crosscut was located 75 feet below the summit of the ridge, south of Old Murphy Dome road and approximately 2 miles west of the Elliott Highway. It is just east of the Bunker Hill mine (FB082). The prospect is locaity 23 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]).
Geology: The Goodwin gold prospect consists of a 50-foot-wide zone of brecciated iron-stained schist that strikes N. 70 E. and has a vertical dip (Hill, 1933, p. 153). In 1931, Hill attempted to determine the average value of this zone by taking grab samples from various dumps; these samples assayed only 23 cents in gold per ton (Hill, 1933, p. 153-154). Bedrock in the area is Fairbanks Schist that consists of quartz-muscovite schist, quartzite, and chlorite-quartz schist (Newberry and others, 1996).
Workings: A crosscut was caved, but several open cuts and pits were observed when visited by Hill in 1931 (Hill, 1933, p. 153).
Alteration: Schist is brecciated and iron stained (Hill, 1933).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | FB083 |
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