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Snow Gulch

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Antimony, Mercury, Tin, Tungsten
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002627
MRDS ID A015064
Record type Site
Current site name Snow Gulch
Related records 10210073

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -158.19901, 62.07632 (WGS84)
Relative position USGS MF-363, Loc. 20. Mine and tailings marked on Iditarod (A-5).; Accurate within 1/4 mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iditarod A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Aniak(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kuskokwim Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Antimony Critical Secondary
Mercury Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Cassiterite Gangue
Cinnabar Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Scheelite Gangue
Stibnite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -158.19901, 62.07632
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Gold is in stream gravel and also in bench gravels SE of Donlin Creek that have been entrenched 15-30 ft. by Snow Gulch, causing reconcentration from older bench placers. Concentrates contain cinnabar, scheelite, stibnite,cassiterite, and pyrite.; Snow Gulch is the only tributary to Donlin or Crooked Creeks on which placer gold is deposited along the stream cut.
  • Age = Tertiary/Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active

Mining district

District name Aniak

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Discovered in 1909; production between 1910-12 amounted to 235 oz. Au. Property worked intermittently to present.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Maddren, A.G., 1915, Gold placers of the lower Kuskokwim with a note on copper in the Russian Mountains: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622-H, p. 292-360.

  • Deposit

    Cady, W.M., Wallace, R.E., Hoare, J.M., and Webber, E.J., 1955, The central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 268, 132 p.

  • Deposit

    Maddren, A.G., 1915, Gold placers of the lower Kuskokwim, with a note on copper in the Russian Mountains: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622-H, p. 292-360.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Iditarod quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-363, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cady and others, 1955

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer: bench, stream
Deposit Other Comments = Stream gradient about 100 feet per mile.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-MAY-1994 Powers, M.T. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-MAY-1994 Huber, D.F. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 25-MAY-1994 Miller, M.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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