The Dome Creek 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
Dome Creek Area MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dome Creek Area
Secondary: Vault Creek
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Tin
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: 1903
Year Last Production: 1940
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 30 SQ MI. INCLUDES DOME AND VAULT CREEKS LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: SCHIST
Comment (Deposit): PAYSTREAK IS 165 FEET WIDE, 5 FEET THICK, AND ON 3 MILES OF DOME CREEK
Comment (Production): PRODUCED BETWEEN 500,000 AND 1,500,000 TOZ AU
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 1374, P. 126-132
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 76-819, P. 51-52, 199-200
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