S.S. Prospect, Fairbanks District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA

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Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 30; SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 2, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The prospect is about 0.5 miles northwest of the confluence of Twin Creek and Skoogy Gulch, along the western slope of Skoogy Gulch. Accuracy is within 2,000 feet.
Geology: The S.S. prospect is assumed to be on an auriferous quartz vein. Prindle (1910) reported it as a gold prospect in schist close to intrusive rocks.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Gold-quartz vein?

References

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. 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. 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. Prindle, L.M., 1910, Auriferous quartz veins in the Fairbanks district: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442-F, p. 210-229. 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. Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.

Mineral List

Gold

1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.