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Pyrrhotite from
Fort Knox Gold Mine, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fort Knox Gold Mine, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:609560
Long-form Identifier:1:3:609560:4
GUID (UUID V4):1254e930-cf7a-4b6a-80c3-153b13df995e
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ā“˜Dolphin Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
36.6km (22.8 miles) ā“˜Rhyolite Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
60.7km (37.7 miles) ā“˜Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CI078; near head of Hope Creek), Circle Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
63.9km (39.7 miles) ā“˜Hope Creek Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ā“˜Drone Creek; DC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ā“˜Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - CI085), Tolovana Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ā“˜Table Mountain Prospect, Circle Mining District, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ā“˜Teuchet Creek; TC Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) ā“˜Buckeye Zone Prospects, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
91.0km (56.5 miles) ā“˜Buckeye Creek; Martha; Moore Creek Mines, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
Water Management FRONT COVER Top: Ryan Lode Mine gold recovery plant and heap leach pads bask in late...McGroarty (left) and Jim Vohden (right) of the Alaska Division of Mining & Water Management, and Bronwen...spring containing iron-rich filamentous algae on the North Fork of the Fortymile River. This is part of a multi-year...on face in the Greens Creek Mine on Admiralty Island west of Juneau, Alaska. Photo by Jan Nauman. GEOLOGY...ip nw si 9" K.H. Clautice + ee J.L. Nauman Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Geological
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
J. R. Lang Ć” J. K. Mortensen Intrusion-related gold deposits associated with tungsten-tin provinces...economically important class of intrusion-related gold deposits, which occur within magmatic provinces...deposits (Fort Knox, Mokrsko, Salave, Vasilkovskoe, Timbarra, Kidston and Kori Kollo). These gold deposits...more widely-developed gold-rich porphyry copper and related deposits. The gold deposits associated with...ilmenite-series magmas are represented. The intrusion-hosted gold deposits are most commonly of sheeted vein/veinlet
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals. The sulfides are mainly chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, pyrite, with minor violarite, pentlandite, nickeloan...platine. Les sulfures principaux sont chalcopyrite, pyrrhotite, et pyrite, avec violarite, pentlandite, pyrite...the Flin Flon, Callinan, Cuprus, Trout Lake, North Star and White Lake mines. Recently, occurrences of...the summer of 2001, the exploration team of Fort Knox Gold stripped the high-grade PGEā€“Au zone on the...Co), AgBiSe2 (Bi), CANMET pyrite (Fe, S), and pure gold (Au). The operation conditions were: accelerating
Report (issue)
RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE LIVENGOOD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA By Richard B. McCammon1, Thomas D. Light2, C....Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product...Virginia 22092 Anchorage, Alaska Menlo Park, California 94025 Fairbanks, Alaska 99708 Denver, Colorado ...RESOURCE POTENTIAL IN THE LIVENGOOD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA By Richard B. McCammon, Thomas D. Light, C. Dean...1997 INTRODUCTION This report, as part of the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP), assesses
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Orogenesis, high-T thermal events, and gold vein formation within metamorphic rocks of the Alaskan Cordillera...Mesothermal, gold-bearing quartz veins are widespread within allochthonous terranes of Alaska that are composed...south-central and southeastern Alaska; small and generally nonproductive gold-bearing veins occur upstream...major placer deposits in interior and northern Alaska. Oreforming fluids in all areas are consistent...high-T tectonic deformation, igneous activity, and gold mineralization. Ore fluids were of consistently
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Au grades found in this type of deposit in North America (up to 207 g/t Pd, 34 g/t Pt, 2.6 g/t Rh...group minerals (PGM) and gold are spatially and temporally associated with pyrrhotite, chalcopyrite, carbonate...host rocks. Locally the veins are layered with pyrrhotite-rich zones and chalcopyrite-rich zones. The PGM...suggests that the hydrothermal fluids were reduced (pyrrhotite-pyrite stable), neutral to alkaline, and CO2...Kisseynew domain bounds the Flin Flon belt to the north and the flat-lying Paleozoic Western Interior platform
Book
PORPHYRY AND HYDROTHERMAL COPPER AND GOLD DEPOSITS ā€” ā€¢ 恝 ā€˜ ^^ CENTRAL ASIA ā€¢ -Ā« THE AMERICAS ā€¢...A H J H O J PORPHYRY AND HYDROTHERMAL COPPER & GOLD DEPOSITS A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ISBN 0-908039-71-9...open pit, Utah, USA. Photograph b y T M Porter. PORPHYRY AND HYDROTHERMAL COPPER AND GOLD DEPOSITS A GLOBAL...World's Porphyry and Other Hydrothermal Copper & Gold Depositsļ¼Œand their Distribution. T. Michael Porter...Favouring Lar^e Size, High Hypogene Gradeļ¼ŒElevated Gold Content and Supergene Oxidation and Enrichment of
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Federal Centre Box 25046 (MS964), Denver, Colorado, USA 80225 Received on June 1, 2004; accepted on September...suites and belts are defined across Alaska and Yukon, in the northern North American Cordillera, on the basis...mineralisation is rare. Most significantly, many gold deposits and occurrences are associated with ilmenite-series...recognized reduced intrusion-related gold deposit model. Keywords: Alaska, Yukon, granite, redox, Cretaceous...BELT KALTAG Richardson area VF L EL W RE FA Alaska Range DE NA L 35 I n g ell 0 AR km L P M RF SU
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Hydrometallurgical Processing of Low-Grade Sulfide Ore and Mine Waste in the Arctic Regions: Perspectives and Challenges...Dmitriy V. Makarov 1, * 1 2 * and Institute of North Industrial Ecology Problems, Kola Science Centre...ores and mine waste processing with heap and bacterial leaching methods. By the example of gold and silver...well-known environmental hazards. Therefore, the use of mine dumps and tailings, and the ores left in the ground...productive for processing such low-grade ore and mine waste containing non-ferrous metals [2ā€“6]. Introduction
Report (issue)
Department of Energy, as mandated by Section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public...Riverside Ave.. ā€¢ ANCHORAGE, Alaska--Rm. 101, 4230 University Dr. ā€¢ ANCHORAGE, Alaska--Federal Bldg, Rm. E-146...Center, Box 25286 Denver, CO 80225 Residents of Alaska may order maps from Abtska Distribution Section...New Federal Building - Box 12 101 Twelfth Ave., Fairbanks, AK mot Maps Maps may be purchased over the counter...Center ā€¢ FAIRBANKS, Alaska--New Federal Bldg., 101 Twelfth Ave. 1990 Annual Report on Alaskaā€¢s Mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The granites (sensu lato) intruded the ancient North American continental margin of the northern Canadian...The Mayo Suite intrusions are characteristically gold-enriched, with associated As, Bi, Te and W associations...concentrated by magmatic processes . KEY WORDS: Gold, granites, metallogeny, oxidation state, petrogenesis...which were emplaced across the ancient western North American continental margin from 96 to 90 Ma. The...types. Several deposits and numerous occurrences of gold, molybdenum, silver, tin, copper and uranium, as
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The granites (sensu lato) intruded the ancient North American continental margin of the northern Canadian...The Mayo Suite intrusions are characteristically gold-enriched, with associated As, Bi, Te and W associations...concentrated by magmatic processes . KEY WORDS: Gold, granites, metallogeny, oxidation state, petrogenesis...which were emplaced across the ancient western North American continental margin from 96 to 90 Ma. The...types. Several deposits and numerous occurrences of gold, molybdenum, silver, tin, copper and uranium, as
Report (volume)
Porphyry Deposits of the Northwestern Cordillera of North Ame I a Z Oy f sS Edited by T.G. Schroeter ā€œ...porphyry deposits of the northwestern Cordillera of North America, including papers with retrospective and...overviews of Washington, British Columbia, Yukon, and Alaska; Part B ā€” porphyry copper (+ Au+Mo) deposits of...ā€” porphyry molybdenum (+W0,) deposits; Part E ā€” gold (+ Ag+ W0,+Cu) deposits associated with porphyry...and 1970s were decades of mineral exploration and mine development unprecedented in the northwestern Cordillera
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition Mineral Resource...Resource Reviews Series editor John Slack, Reston, VA, USA More information about this series at http://www...Groves ā€¢ Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition 123 Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. In recent years, there...rocks with iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs), and possibly
Report (issue)
nes, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. 6 I50" ctf o3 S _ --1.G184 LG1B6 ctf LG030...occurrences in the Livengood 1:250, 000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...(907) 786-7424. This compilation is authored by: Alaska 03 'B- ' ** o Ā£2 0) j 1 Q o C/5 14- ...^! Curtis J. Freeman and Janet Schaefer Fairbanks, Alaska C^ '*s*^__^r*&*'' Location of map arĀ«a In...Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic code. Any use of trade, product
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition Mineral Resource...Resource Reviews Series editor John Slack, Reston, VA, USA More information about this series at http://www...Groves ā€¢ Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition 123 Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Even more recently, there...copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs) and even Carlin-type gold deposits
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rb-Sr geochronology of single gold-bearing pyrite grains from the Katbasu gold deposit in the South Tianshan...Rb-Sr geochronology of single gold-bearing pyrite grains from the Katbasu gold deposit in the South Tianshan...of single gold-bearing pyrite grains from the RI P geological significance T Katbasu gold deposit in...newly discovered Katbasu gold deposit in the South Tianshan region has a gold reserve of 76 tonnes at...the first large gold deposit in the SC central segment of the South Tianshan. Gold mineralization is
Report (volume)
Interior U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 U.S. Geological...extremely insignificant. Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 Edited by Karen...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 I edited by...Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19. 16: 1614 1. Geology-Alaska. QE83.G46 2000 557.98-dc219 I. Kelley, Karen D...volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, southeastern Alaska By Rainer J. Newberry and David A. Brew ......
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Interior U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 U.S. Geological...extremely insignificant. Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 Edited by Karen...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 I edited by...Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19. 16: 1614 1. Geology-Alaska. QE83.G46 2000 557.98-dc219 I. Kelley, Karen D...volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, southeastern Alaska By Rainer J. Newberry and David A. Brew ......
Report (issue)
Interior U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 U.S. Geological...extremely insignificant. Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 Edited by Karen...Cataloging-in-Publication Data Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1997 I edited by...Supt. of Docs. no.: I 19. 16: 1614 1. Geology-Alaska. QE83.G46 2000 557.98-dc219 I. Kelley, Karen D...volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, southeastern Alaska By Rainer J. Newberry and David A. Brew ......
Book
Vladimir I. Bezrukov and Vsevolod Yu. Prokoļ¬ev Gold Prospects in the Western Segment of the Russian...Hydrometallurgical Processing of Low-Grade Sulļ¬de Ore and Mine Waste in the Arctic Regions: Perspectives and Challenges...subsequent papers. Kalinin et al. [3] reports on gold prospects in the region with special focus on regional...hydrometallurgical processing of low-grade sulļ¬de ore and mine waste in the Arctic regions. The paper presents...Kalinin, A.; Kazanov, O.; Bezrukov, V.; Prokoļ¬ev, V. Gold Prospects in the Western Segment of the Russian
Report (issue)
of the Munro North area C.T. Barrie 10. Structural geology of the Holloway Township gold camp, Abitibi...Petrogenesis of syenitic magmatism associated with gold mineralization along the Destorā€“Porcupine fault...Hemlo Area 15. The regional framework of the Hemlo gold deposit T.L. Muir, S.L. Jackson and G.P. Beakhouse...greenstone belt J.R. Parker 20. Project Unit 98-002. Gold potential in Ball, Todd and Fairlie townships, Red...Identify areas having base metal and precious metal (gold and platinum group element) potential. Still at
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of exports, rubber being first. Fifty years ago gold, silver and tin were supposed to be the most significant...granted and many hopes were lost, for few of the gold and silver mines were successful. have In recent...to the stand which the Allies were able to make north of Australia against the Japanese. Oil refineries...which covered extensive areas of the pean and North American continents, disappeared as a result of...and lasted throughout the Miocene. Practically all gold and silver mining in the Netherlands East Indies
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(1667-1912) 36 3.1 Murray's Pioneering Map of the North Shore and Lake Huron 40 3.2 Salter's Lines and Timber...Geological Map of the Sudbury Area (1891) 49 4.1 Early Mine Sites in the Sudbury Area (1884-1917) 57 5.1 Early...Date of Survey, and Origin of Name 46 4.1 Early Mine Sites in the Sudbury Area (1884-1917) 54 5.1 Population...Force by Industry (1951-2001) 230 13.1 Presidents of Mine Mill/CAW and Steelworkers Locals in Sudbury 239...157 11.1 Sudbury (1946) 188 11.2 McKim Township North of Minnow Lake (1946) 11.3 The Lockerby Area (1946)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Focus Review Phanerozoic continental growth and gold metallogeny of Asia Richard J. Goldfarb a,b,c,āŽ...973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, USA Centre for Exploration Targeting, School of Earth...of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China d Eldorado Gold, Room 1001, West Tower, LG Twin Towers, B-12 Jianguomenwai...Ave., Chaoyang District, Beijing 100022, China e North East Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute...Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA b a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received
 
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