Henry Ford Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Henry Ford Mine | Mine |
| Fairbanks Mining District | Mining District |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
65° 3' 57'' North , 147° 21' 18'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Fox | 417 (2011) | 17.2km |
| Farmers Loop | 4,853 (2017) | 23.8km |
| Two Rivers | 719 (2011) | 26.2km |
| Fairbanks | 32,325 (2017) | 30.5km |
| Pleasant Valley | 725 (2011) | 30.7km |
Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 46; NW1/2 sec. 28, T. 3 N., R. 2 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The Henry Ford shaft is the northernmost shaft on a group of six claims of the McCarty and American Eagle Mine group (ARDF no. LG152) that lie at the head of Fairbanks Creek, just east of the Wolf Creek divide.
Geology: The upper Henry Ford vein strikes N 40 E and dips to the northwest. This quartz vein carries free gold, but also a large percentage of arsenopyrite. Assays of concentrates from one of the surface pits near the creek showed this arsenopyrite to carry some gold and 1600 ounces of silver per ton. The vein is cut in three places by stringers, all of which carry gold (W. J. McCarty, unpublished report, 1932).
Workings: Shaft on a vein.
Production: Total production from the American Eagle mine workings (including the Henry Ford vein and McCarty vein) is estimated at 26,800 ounces from 16,750 tons of ore grading 1.6 ounces of gold per ton (Porterfield and Croff, 1986).
Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag
Development Status: Yes; medium
Deposit Model: Gold-quartz vein.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | LG153 |
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
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- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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