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Beluga River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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 10003509
MRDS ID A106268
Record type Site
Current site name Beluga River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -151.29269, 61.30951 (WGS84)
Relative position This placer prospect is located approximately four and one-half miles down stream from Lower Beluga Lake in the Beluga River in T.14N., R. 11W., Section 17 (U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1998, MAS # 00208400030). Location is approximate within one mile.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tyonek B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tyonek SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyonek C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Redoubt-Trading Bays(hydrologic unit)

Western Cook Inlet(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Gold (native)

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

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) -151.29269, 61.30951
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Very limited descriptive information is published on this prospect. Brooks (1909, p. 42) makes a very general reference to prospecting on the Beluga River, but does not provide a precise location.
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Mining district

District name Redoubt

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Very limited descriptive information is published on this prospect. Brooks (1909, p. 42) makes a very general reference to prospecting on the Beluga River, but does not provide a precise location.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer gold (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1998 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates

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