Ester, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States

Alternative Names:	Berry, Discovery, Ehster, Ester, Ester City, Esther, astr alaska, estara, Естер, Эстер, استر، آلاسکا, एस्टर
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Region:	Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States
Latitude:	64° 50' 49" N
Longitude:	148° 0' 51" W
Lat/Long (dec):	64.84722,-148.01444
Köppen climate type:	Dfc : Subarctic climate
Elevation:	224m
Population:	2,422 (2011)
Mindat Feature ID:	5861769
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:5861769:8
GUID:	af9e0a6b-b924-46ab-b957-ed6a06f94d4d

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Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Yellow Eagle Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 50' 34" N	148° 0' 46" W	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Ester Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 50' 44" N	148° 1' 44" W	0.7km (0.4 miles)
Eva Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 50' 59" N	148° 0' 0" W	0.7km (0.5 miles)
Vuyovich Mine (ARDF - FB033), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 10" N	148° 1' 26" W	0.8km (0.5 miles)
Tyndall and Finn Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 10" N	148° 1' 40" W	0.9km (0.5 miles)
Stay; Little Eva; Eva No. 2; Curlew No. 1; Comet No 2; Rose; Comet Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 18" N	147° 59' 38" W	1.3km (0.8 miles)
Crown Point; Comstock Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 28" N	147° 59' 56" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
Hess and Thomas Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 32" N	148° 1' 30" W	1.4km (0.9 miles)
McDonald Mine (Morton; Blue Bird; Blue Bird Fraction; Combination Mine), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 30" N	147° 59' 46" W	1.5km (1.0 miles)
Ready Bullion Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 28" N	148° 2' 12" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Hegan and Lefebre Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 38" N	148° 0' 10" W	1.6km (1.0 miles)
Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 49' 58" N	147° 59' 56" W	1.8km (1.1 miles)
Ryan Lode Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 45" N	147° 59' 35" W	2.0km (1.2 miles)
Gale Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 50' 59" N	148° 3' 28" W	2.1km (1.3 miles)
Little Flower; Flower; McCann and Olsen Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 56" N	148° 0' 35" W	2.1km (1.3 miles)
Ready Bullion; Borovich and Stevens; Hudson Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 14" N	148° 3' 28" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Ready Bullion Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 35" N	148° 3' 0" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Camp Bird Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 0" N	148° 0' 32" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Clipper; Lounsbury Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 0" N	148° 0' 14" W	2.2km (1.4 miles)
Billy Sunday Mine, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 59" N	147° 59' 59" W	2.3km (1.4 miles)
St. Paul; McCann; Thomas; Mickley and Hagel Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 4" N	148° 1' 0" W	2.3km (1.4 miles)
Koegley Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 6" N	148° 3' 46" W	2.3km (1.5 miles)
Hudson Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 51' 18" N	148° 3' 46" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Irad Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 8" N	148° 0' 20" W	2.4km (1.5 miles)
Moose Gulch Occurrence, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 50' 59" N	148° 4' 0" W	2.5km (1.6 miles)
Stibnite Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 10" N	148° 0' 20" W	2.5km (1.6 miles)
Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - FB035; head of Eva Creek), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 18" N	148° 1' 8" W	2.8km (1.7 miles)
Killarney Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 18" N	148° 0' 0" W	2.8km (1.8 miles)
Silver Dollar mine (Makaich mine; Radovich Mine), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 0" N	148° 3' 14" W	2.9km (1.8 miles)
Vuyovich Mine (ARDF - FB019), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	64° 52' 8" N	148° 2' 56" W	2.9km (1.8 miles)

View of the Fairbanks gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

View of the Fairbanks gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

View of the Fairbanks gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

View of the Fairbanks gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

View of the Fairbanks gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

View of the Fairbanks gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

View of the Fairbanks gold mining area, ca. 1950.

Cripple Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

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Rock types recorded nearby (within 2.9 km)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

North America Plate	Tectonic Plate
Yukon-Tanana lower Domain, North America Plate	Domain
USA	Country
Alaska, USA	State
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA	Borough

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