Caribou Creek Mine, Bonnifield Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Caribou Creek Mine | Mine |
Bonnifield Mining District | Mining District |
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 3' 35'' North , 147° 17' 23'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Salcha | 1,095 (2011) | 54.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
196805
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:196805:0
GUID (UUID V4):
754128c9-b2df-4f16-a606-081e2c110c7a
Location: The Caribou Creek mine is located in sec. 11, T. 10 S., R. 2 E., Fairbanks Meridian. Caribou Creek is a northeast-flowing tributary of Dry Creek. It is not labeled on the Fairbanks A-1 topographic map. The exact location of placer mining activity is uncertain, and this site may be a mile or more from its plotted location. This mine is locality 84 of Cobb (1972 [MF 410]).
Geology: Capps (1912), reported that two men made wages mining stream gravels in 1909 but did not return in 1910. Teritary gravel forms the bedrock in the headwaters of the creek; schist occurs in the lower part (Capps, 1912, p. 52).
Workings: Stream gravels were mined by hand methods in 1909 (Capps, 1912).
Age: Quaternary placer.
Production: Capps (1912) reported that two men made wages mining stream gravels in 1909 but the amount of production is not known.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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- Nenana BasinBasin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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