| Deposit ID | 10002527 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013469 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Stuyahok River Gold |
| Alternate or previous names | Flat Creek, Stuyahok Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -160.96711, 62.05988 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Holy Cross A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Holy Cross SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Holy Cross C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Alluvium |
| (1) | -160.96711, 62.05988 |
|---|
| General form | SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Year of last production | 1940 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013469 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | HC001 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010702 |
HARRINGTON, G.L., 1918, THE ANVIK-ANDREAFSKY REGION, ALASKA (INCLUDING THE MARSHALL DISTRICT): U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 683, 70 P.
COBB, E.H., COMPILER, 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE HOLY CROSS QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-376, SCALE 1:250,000.
COBB, E.H., 1973, PLACER DEPOSITS OF ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374, 213 P., 1 PLATE, SCALE ~1:8,000,000.
COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS) IN THE CANDLE, HOLY CROSS, NORTON BAY, NULATO, AND UNALAKLEET QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-866, 102 P.
SWAINBANK, R.C., BUNDTZEN, T.K., CLOUGH, A.H., HENNING, M.W., HANSEN, E.W., 1995, ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1994: ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS, SPECIAL REPORT 49, 77 P.
MILLER AND OTHERS, 1996
BAG-MF-376-2
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Holy Cross quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-376, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE AREA IS UNDERLAIN MAINLY BY ANDESITIC TO DACITIC FLOWS AND AGGLOMERATES, ANDESITIC AND FELSIC TUFFS, VOLCANICLASTIC SANDSTONES AND SILTSTONES, AND GRAYWACKE OF THE JURASSIC AND LOWER CRETACEOUS KOYUKUK TERRANE. SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA ARE YOUNGER (TERTIARY ?) FELSIC AND MAFIC DIKES WHICH CUT THE OLDER ROCKS. A COMPLETE GEOLOGIC DESCRIPTION OF THE STUYAHOK AREA IS AVAILABLE IN USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 96-505-A (MILLER AND OTHERS, 1996) |
| 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-AUG-1987 | Niles, L.P. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | ARDF AND MRDS MERGED RECORD |
| Updater | 01-AUG-1996 | Miller, M.L.; Keith, W.J. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 06-MAR-1998 | Mason, George | U.S. Geological Survey |
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