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Steamboat Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Steamboat 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° 0' 39'' North , 147° 31' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 7.6km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 14.3km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 21.4km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 21.8km |
| Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 23.4km |
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 89; SW1/4SE1/4 sec. 10, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The coordinates given are for the approximate center of placer mining that occurred along the lower and middle section of Steamboat Creek. Accuracy is within 1,500 feet.
Geology: A narrow paystreak of gold-bearing gravel was mined in 1915 (Brooks, 1916; B 642). The gold was worth $18 per ounce (Prindle and Katz, 1913). Placer ground is shallow in lower to middle part of the stream course where mining took place. The creek was re-mined by open-cut methods from 1966 to 1968.
Workings: Small-scale placer and open-cut mining in 1915 and from 1966 to 1968.
Production: No data on total production.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG065 |
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- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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