Nugget Discovery Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Nugget Discovery Prospect | Prospect |
Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 50' 34'' North , 146° 29' 52'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Pleasant Valley | 725 (2011) | 18.0km |
Salcha | 1,095 (2011) | 40.3km |
Harding-Birch Lakes | 299 (2011) | 52.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
199202
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199202:4
GUID (UUID V4):
4ad7d12b-77d9-4f91-a8f2-0510bfdba506
Location: The Nugget Discovery prospect is located on Nugget Creek, which drains west into the South Fork of the Chena River. The creek is roughly 2.5 miles long. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system reports placer mining at the base of Nugget Creek. The approximate center of the mining activity is in SW1/4NW1/4 section 11, T. 1 S., R. 6 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. It is locality 28 of Menzie and Foster (1979), who summarized relevant references under the name 'Nugget Discovery'.
Geology: Nugget Creek flows into the South Fork of the Chena River. Weber and others (1978) described the bedrock in the drainage as primarily marble, quartzite, argillite and phyllite of unknown age. Locally, there is an extensive cover of windblown silt and sand that ranges from 0.1 to 50 meters in thickness. In addition, much of the ground in the swampy lowlands of the Chena River and its tributaries is permanently frozen (Foster and others, 1979). Menzie and Foster (1979) reported that the creek was an active gold placer claim from 1976 to 1978. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims on Nugget Creek as recent as 1984. There are no indications of production for the Nugget Discovery prospect.
Workings: Menzie and Foster (1979) reported that the creek was an active gold placer claim from 1976 to 1978. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims on Nugget Creek as recent as 1984.
Age: Quaternary
Production: There is no record of production for the Nugget Discovery prospect.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined.
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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