| Deposit ID | 10002628 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A015066 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Donlin Bench |
| Alternate or previous names | Donlin Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -158.21984, 62.07438 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | SEE LOCATION COMMENTS |
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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| Tin Critical | Tertiary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Cassiterite | Gangue |
| Cinnabar | Gangue |
| Garnet | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Scheelite | Gangue |
| Stibnite | Gangue |
| (1) | -158.21984, 62.07438 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1909 |
| Year of first production | 1910 |
| Year of last production | 1955 |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A015066 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | ID162 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010724 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D002695 |
MADDREN, A.G., 1915, GOLD PLACERS OF THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM WITH A NOTE ON COPPER IN THE RUSSIAN MOUNTAINS, IN SMITH AND MADDREN, THE LAKE CLARK-IDITAROD AND KUSKOKWIM REGIONS, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 622-H, P. 292-360.
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.
COBB, E.H., COMPILER, 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE IDITAROD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-363, SCALE 1:250,000.
COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL) IN THE IDITAROD AND OPHIR QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-576, 101 P.
USGS MF-367 (A-5), LOC. 22.
BAG-MF-367-22
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | GOLD IS IN BENCH GRAVELS SE OF DONLIN CREEK THAT HAVE BEEN ENTRENCHED 15-30 FT. BY TRIBUTARY GULCHES, CAUSING RECONCENTRATION FROM BENCH GRAVELS. |
| Deposit | STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 100 FEET PER MILE. |
| 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-MAR-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | ARDF AND MRDS MERGED RECORD |
| Updater | 01-MAY-1994 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Editor | 06-MAR-1998 | Mason, George | U.S. Geological Survey |
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