Coffee Dome Prospect (ARDF - LG191), Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Coffee Dome Prospect (ARDF - LG191) | Prospect |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 5' 31'' North , 147° 10' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Two Rivers | 719 (2011) | 25.2km |
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 25.9km |
| Pleasant Valley | 725 (2011) | 27.3km |
| Badger | 19,482 (2011) | 36.7km |
| North Pole | 2,189 (2017) | 38.8km |
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 56; NE1/4 sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 3 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is at the head of Walnut Creek on the southwestern flank of Coffee Dome. Accuracy is within 2,000 feet.
Geology: Holdsworth (1952) reported that Walter Lindgren had conducted exploration activity of an unspecified nature on this prospect in 1952. The only other known references to this prospect indicates exploration uncovered gold-lead-silver mineralization of unknown grade or character (R.M. Chapman and Foster, 1969). No other published or private references to the Coffee Dome prospect are known.
Workings: Holdsworth (1952) reported that Walter Lindgren had conducted exploration activity of an unspecified nature on this prospect in 1952.
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag, Pb
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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG191 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- North America PlatformPassive Margin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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