Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No. 2
The Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No. 2 is a historic gold mining dredge in a remote area of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, northeast of the city of Fairbanks. It is located on the north bank of Fairbanks Creek, just downstream from the mouth of Slippery Creek. Its main structure is a compartmented steel hull, 128 feet (39 m) long, 60 feet (18 m) wide, and 12 feet (3.7 m) high, with a 1-2 story superstructure above made of steel and wood framing sheathed in corrugated metal. It has three gantries, and a digging ladder 112 feet (34 m) long at its bow that weights 178,000 pounds (81,000 kg). All of its original operating equipment was reported to be in place in 1999. The dredge was built in 1927 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and assembled for use in Alaska in 1928. It was ope
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Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No. 2
The Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No. 2 is a historic gold mining dredge in a remote area of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, northeast of the city of Fairbanks. It is located on the north bank of Fairbanks Creek, just downstream from the mouth of Slippery Creek. Its main structure is a compartmented steel hull, 128 feet (39 m) long, 60 feet (18 m) wide, and 12 feet (3.7 m) high, with a 1-2 story superstructure above made of steel and wood framing sheathed in corrugated metal. It has three gantries, and a digging ladder 112 feet (34 m) long at its bow that weights 178,000 pounds (81,000 kg). All of its original operating equipment was reported to be in place in 1999. The dredge was built in 1927 by the Bethlehem Steel Company, and assembled for use in Alaska in 1928. It was ope
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The Fairbanks Exploration Comp ...... nd on Fairbanks Creek 1950-61.
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1999-06-30
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45,360,198
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709,293,010
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Bethlehem Steel Co.
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less than one acre
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65.0425 -147.0925
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The Fairbanks Exploration Comp ...... in Alaska in 1928. It was ope
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Fairbanks Exploration Company Dredge No. 2
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6.50425e+1
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F.E. Company Dredge No. 2
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