Soo; Spaulding; Wild Rose; Chief; Waterbury; Waverly; Inspiration; Carnation Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USAi

Regional Level Types
Soo; Spaulding; Wild Rose; Chief; Waterbury; Waverly; Inspiration; Carnation Mine	Mine
Fairbanks Mining District	Mining District
Fairbanks North Star Borough	Borough
Alaska	State
USA	Country

Location: Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 23, 24; NE1/4SE1/4 sec. 33, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This mine is near the head of Dome Creek, about 1.5 miles WNW of Pedro Dome. Accuracy is within 1,500 feet.
Geology: Gold is found in quartz veins in a shear zone containing stibnite, arsenopyrite, auriferous tetrahedrite, and galena. Two veins, the Wild Rose and the Soo, trend east and dip north. The Chief vein trends N 50 E and dips 50 NW. The veins contain free gold, some of which is smeared on slickenside surfaces (Smith, 1913; B 525). Gold fineness ranges from 823 to 843 (Smith, 1913; B 525). Much of the ore contained $50 to $60 or more per ton, with some of the richest running over $250 per ton (Smith, 1913; B 525). Hill (1933) reported that typical ore from the H-K vein shows two generations of quartz; one with a little gold and the second with pyrite, arsenopyrite, stibnite and free gold. The Wild Rose vein contains small bunches of stibnite with a little galena, tetrahedrite, and copper sulfides (Chapin, 1914). Specimens of stibnite consist of columnar and fibrous masses, together with fine granular aggregates (Brooks, 1916; B 649). Specimens of curved and bladed crystals of stibnite contain over 60% Sb (Joesting, 1942; ATDM Pamph. 1). The mine operated intermittently from 1910 to 1936. Total gold production from 1912 to 1914 and from 1925 to 1931 was between $140,000 and $165,000, or about 7500 ounces (Hill, 1933). Ebbley and Wright (1948, p. 38) reported that antimony ore had been produced.
Workings: Mine development consisted of several shafts and extensive underground workings, mainly along the Wild Rose vein on the Soo claim (Chapin, 1914).
Production: The mine operated intermittently from 1910 to 1936. Total gold production from 1912 to 1914 and from 1925 to 1931 was between $140,000 and $165,000, or about 7500 ounces (Hill, 1933). Ebbley and Wright (1948, p. 38) reported that antimony ore had been produced.

Commodities (Major) - Au; (Minor) - Ag, Pb, Sb
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Gold, galena and antimony sulfides in quartz veins.

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