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Nugget Creek Mine (ARDF - FB001), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nugget Creek Mine (ARDF - FB001) | Mine |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 54' 3'' North , 148° 7' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ester | 2,422 (2011) | 7.9km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 16.0km |
| South Van Horn | 558 (2017) | 18.9km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 20.1km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 20.5km |
Location: The Nugget Creek mine is located in the NE1/4 sec. 22, T. 1 N., R. 3 W., Fairbanks Meridian. The placer tailings are marked on the Fairbanks D-3 topographic map. The mine is about one mile south of the junction of Goldstream Creek and Nugget Creek and about 2.5 miles northwest of the top of Ester Dome. This mine is locality 46 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]).
Geology: The rocks in the vicinity of Nugget Creek are quartz-muscovite schist, quartzite, and chlorite-quartz schist (Newberry and others, 1996). There are several Cretaceous dikes in the headwaters, as well as a unit of amphibolite, magnetite-rich biotite schist, quartzose schist and marble. Gold was mined from stream placers in 1938, 1939 and 1940 (Smith, 1939 [B 917-A]; Smith, 1941; Smith, 1942).
Workings: Placer mining was reported in 1938, 1939 and 1940 (Smith, 1939 [B 917-A]; Smith, 1941; Smith, 1942.
Age: Quaternary placer.
Production: There is no record of the amount of gold produced from placer mining that took place in 1938, 1939 and 1940 (Smith, 1939, B 917-A; Smith, 1941; Smith, 1942).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | FB001 |
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