The water that builds up as the magma crystallizes and cools will become progressively enriched in gold. If the water cools quickly, gold will be preciptated. Load Gold in Alaska 1. Gold is located in the fractured margin of the granite. 4 million oz estimated reserves.
Gold is in quartz veins where water cooled slowly.
True North Gold is located in carbonaceous breccias that formed along thrust faults within the Yukon Tanana terrane. Brecciated zone was mineralized by fluids coming from Cretaceous plutons. Placers in Fairbanks can't be sourced by deposits like Ft. These placers are sourced by vein deposits associated with bedrock high-angle faults. These vein deposits may be fluid filled faults.