Ester Creek Placer

The Ester Creek Placer is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ester Creek Placer

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Antimony
Tertiary: Tungsten

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
Year First Production: 1905
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

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

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Scheelite
Unknown: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK FLOOR BETWEEN ESTER AND CRIPPLE CREEKS NEARLY FLAT; TERRAIN IRREGULARITIES DUE TO DIFFERENT THICKNESS OF FILL. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK PRINCIPALLY MICA SCHIST; SOME GRANITE.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT LESS THAN 50 FT. PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-410, LOC. 44. MINE AND TAILINGS MARKED ON FAIRBANKS (D-2,3). MINING CENTERED AROUND TOWN OF ESTER. COORDINATES GIVEN FOR CENTER OF PLACER GROUND. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): STAKED IN 1903, PRODUCTION BEGAN IN 1905. MINED FROM 1905-63; DREDGED FROM 1937 ON. HUGE RESERVES OF AURIFEROUS GRAVELS WERE DREDGED.

Comment (Deposit): STREAM AND BENCH PLACER DEPOSITS DEEPLY (15-135 FT.) BURRIED. DEPTH TO BEDROCK 4 MI. ABOVE MOUTH IS 15 FT.; AT MOUTH IS 120-135 FT. SOME TERRACE GRAVELS. 5-6 FT. OF GRAVEL AND WEATHERED BEDROCK MINED. PLACER NOT RELATED TO PRESENT STREAM COURSE. PRODUCTIVE GRAVELS AVERAGE 300 FT. WIDE. BENCH BETWEEN ESTER AND READY BULLION CREEKS IS AURIFEROUS.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-410 (D-2,3), LOC. 44

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 525, P. 103-105

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 337, P. 44-45.

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