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Bluestone River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Mercury, Platinum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038120
MRDS ID M045404
Record type Site
Current site name Bluestone River
Alternate or previous names Metalsmith Mines Corp.

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -166.20335, 65.10761 (WGS84)
Relative position 15 MILES SOUTH OF TELLER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teller A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Teller SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Teller Native 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
Mercury Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -166.20335, 65.10761
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1908, 1918, 1924-1930

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, 1904, P. 54 (B225)

  • Deposit

    COLLIER AND OTHERS, 1908, P. 273-275 (B328)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1909A, P. 297-298 (B379)

  • Deposit

    CATHCART, 1920, P. 189 (B712)

  • Deposit

    5) SMITH, P. S., 1926, P. 17 (B783)

  • Deposit

    6) MOFFIT, 1927B, P. 23 (B792)

  • Deposit

    7) SMITH, P. S., 1929, P. 27 (B797)

  • Deposit

    8) SMITH, P. S., 1930A, P. 36 (B810)

  • Deposit

    9) SMITH, P. S., 1930B, P. 42-43 (B813)

  • Deposit

    10) SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 47 (B824)

  • Deposit

    11) SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 49 (B836)

  • Deposit

    12) SAINSBURY, 1972, P. 3 (I-685)

  • Deposit

    13) SAINSBURY AND OTHERS, 1969, P. 16 (OF 377)

  • Deposit

    14) COBB, 1972, P. 52 (OF 508)

  • Deposit

    15) COBB AND SAINSBURY, 1972 (MF 426)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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