The Moonlight is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Moonlight MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Moonlight
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1913
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = There were about 170 feet of underground workings by 1914 (Chapin, 1914, p. 349). The vein was traced by prospect pits for 2500 feet (Chapin, 1914, p. 349). By 1931, the three tunnels and connecting raises were in bad condition (Hill, 1933).
Comment (Production): Production Notes = No record of production.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Moonlight prospect is a vein of crushed quartz and schist, less than one foot wide, in a fracture zone in quartzite schist and granite. The vein is said to carry considerable gold and large amounts of unspecified sulfides (Smith, 1913; B 525, p. 201). The vein was traced by prospect pits for 2500 feet. It strikes N 70 W and dips steeply NE (Chapin, 1914, p. 349). Grab samples of ore on dump contained 0.16 ounces per ton in gold (Hill, 1933, p. 114). There were about 170 feet of underground workings by 1914 (Chapin, 1914).
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 Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.
Reference (Deposit): Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.
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): Eakin, H.M., 1915, Placer mining in Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622-I, p. 366-373.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.
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