Bellows Creek Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bellows Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 3' 3'' North , 147° 21' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 16.3km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 22.8km |
| Two Rivers | 719 (2011) | 24.7km |
| Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 29.2km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 29.3km |
Location: The Bellows Creek prospect is located near the confluence of Bear Creek and Bellows Creek; SW1/4NE1/4 sec. 33, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian.
Geology: The Bellows Creek prospect was discovered by Roudolph Vetter and Mike Marley in June 1983. During that year, a dozer trench excavated on a geochemical anomaly exposed a shear zone containing free gold, stibnite, arsenopyrite, and fine grained boulangerite and jamesonite. The mineralization is hosted by quartz mica schist and quartzite of the Fairbanks Schist. The shear zone is approximately 2 feet wide, trends east-west and dips 45 N (R. Vetter, oral commun., 1992). Assays showed gold grades up to 0.5 ounces of gold per ton.
Workings: A dozer trench excavated on a geochemical anomaly exposed an auriferous shear zone (R. Vetter, oral commun., 1992).
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Sb
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG148 |
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