Farmer Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Farmer Prospect | Prospect |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 52' 44'' North , 148° 3' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ester | 2,422 (2011) | 4.1km |
| College | 12,964 (2011) | 12.2km |
| South Van Horn | 558 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 16.7km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 17.2km |
Location: The Farmer prospect is about 800 feet west-southwest of the bench mark on top of Ester Dome. It is along the ridge that trends southwest from the top of Ester Dome, in the SE1/4 sec. 25, T. 1 N., R. 3 W., Fairbanks Meridian.
Geology: In 1913, the vein was exposed in an inclined shaft about 15 feet deep (Smith, 1913 [B 525, p. 198]). The Farmer vein is lens shaped, trends north-south, and dips about 40 E. The vein contains visible gold, cuts schist, and is in turn cut by numerous small faults. Pyrite is the most common sulfide, but it is not abundant. The bedrock at the top of Ester Dome is bleached, feldspathic, quartzose schist (Newberry and others, 1996).
Workings: In 1913, a vein was exposed in an inclined shaft about 15 feet deep (Smith, 1913 [B 525, p. 198]).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein
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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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | FB013 |
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