| Deposit ID | 10000922 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011590 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kahiltna River Placers |
| Alternate or previous names | Sholan Bar, Round Bend Bar, Red Hill Bar |
| Related records | 10210092 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -150.88887, 62.14536 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 2000(meters) |
| Relative position | 3 MILES BY RIVER, DOWNSTREAM FROM MOUTH OF PETERS CREEK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Talkeetna A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Talkeetna SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Talkeetna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Yentna River(hydrologic unit)
Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Platinum Critical | Secondary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Gangue |
| Cassiterite | Gangue |
| Feldspar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Ilmenite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Pyroxene | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sphene | Gangue |
| Spinel | Gangue |
| Tourmaline | Gangue |
| Zircon | Gangue |
| Gold | Unknown |
| Monazite | Unknown |
| Platinum | Unknown |
| (1) | -150.88887, 62.14536 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Yentna |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011590 |
USGS BULL 534, P. 71
USGS BULL 692, P. 32-33, 262
USGS CIRC 202, P. 9
USGS BULL 1024, P. 2, 21-22
USGS OFR 311, P. 7, 28
USGS PP 530, P. 109
USGS PP 630, P. 89
USGS MF-870-D, LOC. 66
BAG-MF-870D-66
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STREAM GRAVELS 6 TO 9 FT DEEP, SEVERAL HUNDRED YD WIDE, CONTAIN GOLD, PLATINUM AND THORIUM BEARING MINERALS |
| Deposit | BAR DEPOSITS ARE CONDUCIVE TO LARGE SCALE PLACER MINING METHODS; GOLD HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN STREAM AND BENCH PLACERS ON LAKE CREEK, WHICH RUNS PARALLEL TO KAHILTNA RIVER ON ITS W SIDE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Deposit | THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-1985 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 30-MAY-1995 | Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) | U.S. Geological Survey | PARSED DATA INTO WO RKINGS AND ORE BODY MULTIVALUED FIELDS |
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