Alder Creek

The Alder Creek is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Alder Creek

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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Organization:
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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 (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Smith (1913, B 525) reported the prospect was inactive in 1912 when an adit was 150 feet long (Times Publishing Company, 1912). By 1913, the adit had been extended to 160 feet in length and several cross-cuts were driven to explore the shear zone (Brook, 1914).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Prindle, 1910

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gold was found in a 12- to 13-foot-wide vertical shear zone striking N 40 E; it contained highly fractured quartz. Mineralization is along the margin of the vein and along fragments of schist in the vein (Prindle, 1910, p. 227).? the original prospect consisted of three claims: the Lemon, Lime and North Star claims (Prindle, 1910). By 1909, a 120-foot-long adit had been driven parallel to the shear and a cross-cut had intersected the shear zone approximately 50 feet below surface. Samples collected from the site panned $40 gold per ton in free gold (1.9 ounces of gold per ton); they were from the six-inch-wide, high grade portion of the shear. The remainder panned approximately $2 gold per ton in free gold (0.09 ounces of gold per ton) (Times Publishing Company, 1912). Two other parallel quartz-bearing shear zones were known to exist but had not been explored in 1909. Smith (1913, B 525) reported the prospect was inactive in 1912 by which time the adit was 150 feet long (Times Publishing Company, 1912). By 1913 the adit had been extended to 160 feet in length and several cross-cuts driven to explore the shear zone (Brook, 1914).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Auriferous quartz shear zone in schist.

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): Brooks, A.H., 1916, Antimony deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 649, 67 p.

Reference (Deposit): Prindle, L.M., 1910, Auriferous quartz veins in the Fairbanks district: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442-F, p. 210-229.

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): Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.

Reference (Deposit): Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

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): 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): Times Publishing Company, 1912, Tanana Magazine, Quartz Edition: Fairbanks, Alaska 76 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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