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Unnamed mine (ARDF - LG045; lower Little Eldorado Creek in the Chatanika flats), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 5' 24'' North , 147° 34' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
KÃķppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 14.8km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 21.1km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 28.1km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 28.8km |
| Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 32.3km |
Location: These drift mines are located in lower Little Eldorado Creek in the Chatanika flats; NW1/4, sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian.
Geology: Little Eldorado Creek drains the north side of Pedro Dome. Bedrock in the headwaters area consists of granodiortie on Pedro Dome and micaceous quartzite, quartz-mica schist and pelitic schist of the Fairbanks schist unit (Weber and others, 1992). These drift mines access deep aurfierous gravel in the Chatanika flats. Production figures for these drift mines have not been reported.
Workings: Mining by drift methods only. During the winter of 1995-1996, a crew of six mined 17,000 cubic yards of high grade gravel using low profile loaders and excavators. The gravel was sluiced during the summer months of 1996 (Swainbank and others, 1997). Underground placer operations continued in 1997 (Swainbank and others, 1998).
Production: Production figures for these drift mines have not been reported.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; medium
Deposit Model: Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG045 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Seventymile TerraneOceanic Back-arc Basin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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