Walnut Creek Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
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Walnut 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° 4' 29'' North , 147° 11' 31'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Two Rivers | 719 (2011) | 23.6km |
Fox | 417 (2011) | 23.8km |
Pleasant Valley | 725 (2011) | 26.3km |
Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 34.5km |
North Pole | 2,189 (2017) | 36.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
202812
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:202812:8
GUID (UUID V4):
4e79fda5-c614-4c5a-82a4-4a583baf0ade
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 91; SE1/4NW1/4 sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. Placer deposits are in the lower section of Walnut Creek, a tributary of Fairbanks Creek. Accuracy is within 1,000 feet.
Geology: Coarse gold was mined from shallow placer ground on lower Walnut Creek (Ellsworth and Parker, 1911; Prindle and Katz, 1913). One nugget was valued at $45 (Prindle and Katz, 1913). Production from 1906 to 1908 was worth $8700 from gold valued at $17 per ounce (Prindle and Katz, 1913). Mining was reported from 1906 to 1908 and 1912 (Prindle and Katz, 1913; Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913).
Workings: Placer mining was reported from 1906 to 1908 and 1912 (Prindle and Katz, 1913; Ellsworth and Davenport, 1913).
Production: Production from 1906 to 1908 was worth $8700 from gold valued at $17 per ounce (Prindle and Katz, 1913).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer gold deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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