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Rose Creek; New Years Pup Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rose Creek; New Years Pup Mine | Mine |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 58' 26'' North , 147° 31' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 4.9km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 11.1km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 17.7km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 18.6km |
| Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 19.3km |
Location: The Rose Creek prospect is located in the E 1/2 sec. 27, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., Fairbanks Meridian. The coordinates given are for the center of placer tailings marked on the Fairbanks D-2 topographic map near the mouth of Rose Creek. The mine is 4.6 miles west-southwest of Gilmore Dome and about 3 miles northeast of the junction of the Steese and Elliott Highways, which is near the town of Fox. This prospect is included in locality 55 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]).
Geology: Coarse gold was mined on New Years Pup in 1913 (Chapin, 1914, B 592-J, p. 359). The gold was worth about $18.00 per ounce (Prindle and Katz, 1913, p. 113). Scheelite was found in concentrates (Byers, 1957, p. 188). In addition, approximately 1,600 feet of placered ground that represent srelatively modern work is shown on the Fairbanks D-2 quadrangle map, which was compiled from aerial photographs taken in 1949. Bedrock in the area is quartz-muscovite schist, quartzite, and chlorite-quartz schist of the Fairbanks Schist (Newberry and others, 1996).
Workings: Small-scale placer mining was reported in 1913 (Chapin, 1914, B 592-J, p. 359). In addition, approximately 1,600 feet of placered ground that represents relatively modern work is shown on the Fairbanks D-2 quadrangle map, which was compiled from aerial photographs taken in 1949.
Age: Quaternary placer.
Production: No data on production.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | FB099 |
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