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Platinum-Salmon River Beach

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Iron, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233805
MRDS ID A013203
MAS/MILS ID 0021230001
Record type Site
Current site name Platinum-Salmon River Beach
Related records 10002298

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -161.78738, 58.91595 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Bethel(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hagemeister Island D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Hagemeister Strait(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Hagemeister Island(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kuskokwim Delta(hydrologic unit)

Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 014 S 075 W 33 E2E2 Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • Goodnews Bay Mining District

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Iron Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -161.78738, 58.91595
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1937

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1937
    Description 351,078 Yards Processed. 4085 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Gold Gold 127057.71g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RI6214, pp. 13-16, 48

  • Deposit

    MF362

  • Deposit

    OF508, p. 30

  • Deposit

    B1374, pp. 48-49

  • Deposit

    OF80-909 p. 25

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 9, No. 205

  • Deposit

    MA THESIS U TX 1 63 pp.

  • Deposit

    OF77-168B 64 pp.

  • Deposit

    OF77-168D 132 pp.

  • Deposit

    OF78-9J 2 sheets

  • Deposit

    B918 97 pp.

  • Deposit

    P630 120 pp.

  • Deposit

    P938 42 pp.

  • Deposit

    MA THESIS U TX 2 179 pp.

  • Deposit

    BMOF11-88 25 pp.

  • Deposit

    BMOF1-88 pp. 14-16,18,24-26,28-29,31,87-89,175-1

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-89 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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