Deep Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Deep Creek Mine | Mine |
Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 3' 39'' North , 147° 8' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Two Rivers | 719 (2011) | 21.5km |
Pleasant Valley | 725 (2011) | 23.7km |
Fox | 417 (2011) | 25.1km |
Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 34.4km |
North Pole | 2,189 (2017) | 35.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
197172
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:197172:2
GUID (UUID V4):
639cc450-1f8d-416f-a023-f1762ac13f54
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 91; NE1/4 sec. 28, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Deep Creek is a tributary of Fairbanks Creek, about a mile east of the old town of Meehan. Accuracy is within 1,000 feet.
Geology: Placer gold was discovered in 1913 (Chapin, 1914, p. 359). There is no indication of further activity on the creek.
Workings: Some placer exploration in 1913 (Chapin, 1914).
Production: No record of amount of production.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG199 |
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