The Little Flower is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Little Flower MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Flower
Secondary: Flower
Secondary: McCann and Olsen
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Reed, 1938
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Work was started on the Little Flower mine in January of 1938. The tunnel was driven on the vein for 450 feet; a 50-foot winze was sunk 400 feet from the portal (Reed, 1938, p. 11). In 1938, four men were employed at the mine, using two jackhammers and one stoper (Reed, 1938, p. 12).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gold was produced from a 24-inch vein that trends north and dips 70 E. (Chapman and Foster, 1969, p. D17; Reed, 1938, p. 11). Work was started on the Little Flower mine in January of 1938. The tunnel was driven on the vein for 450 feet; a 50-foot winze was sunk 400 feet from the portal (Reed, 1938, p. 11). In 1938, about 680 tons of ore were produced with an average value of $25 in gold per ton (about 0.71 ounce of gold per ton) (Reed, 1938, p. 12). The gold was reported to be between 773 and 800 fine (Glover, 1950).
Comment (Production): Production Notes = In 1938, about 680 tons of ore were produced with an average value of $25 in gold per ton (about 1.21 ounces of gold per ton) (Reed, 1938, p. 12).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.
Reference (Deposit): Reed, I.M., 1938 (1939), Report on lode mining and development in the year 1938 in the Fairbanks district: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 194-6, 28 p.
Reference (Deposit): Glover, A.E., 1950, Placer gold fineness: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 195-1, 38 p.
Reference (Deposit): Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
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