Ester Dome Area

The Ester Dome Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Ester Dome Area

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold

Lat, Long: 64.87778, -148.06111

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Ester Dome Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Ester Dome Area


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Tungsten


Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks District


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

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Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1905
Year Last Production: 1963
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available


Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED 500,000 TO Z AU BY 1924 AND PROBABLY ABOUT 1.5 MILLION TO Z ALL TOLD

Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 35 SQ MI. APPROXIMATELY CENTERED AROUND GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): BENCH + STREAM PLACERS WERE EQUALLY PRODUCTIVE. MORE THAN 100 FEET OF MATERIAL OVER FLAT BEDROCK

Comment (Workings): DREDGING WAS PRIMARY METHOD OF MINING

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: MICA SCHIST


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1374, P. 126-132

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-662, P. 41-43


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