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Kodiak Is. West Coast Beaches

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038103
MRDS ID M045383
Record type Site
Current site name Kodiak Is. West Coast Beaches
Alternate or previous names Ayakulik River, Canvas Point, Old Red River, Portage River, Red River Beach, Red River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -154.56911, 57.1327 (WGS84)
Relative position W SIDE KODIAK-AT AYAKULIK RIVER

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Karluk A-2 NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Karluk S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Karluk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Gold Ore
Magnetite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -154.56911, 57.1327
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 32186M

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: BEACH SANDS, ULTRAMAFICS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years PRIOR WWI, 1935, 1951, 1952

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 32186M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BECKER, 1898, P. 86

  • Deposit

    MARTIN, 1913, P. 134-135 (B542)

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, 1918, P. 23 (B662)

  • Deposit

    BROOKS, 1919, P. 96 (B666)

  • Deposit

    5) MADDREN, 1919 (B692)

  • Deposit

    6) BROOKS, 1921, P. 38 (B714)

  • Deposit

    7) SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 31 (B836)

  • Deposit

    8) CAPPS, 1937B, P. 172 (B880-C)

  • Deposit

    9) SMITH, P. S., 1941, P. 37 (B926-A)

  • Deposit

    10) SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 36 (B933-A)

  • Deposit

    11) MERTIE, 1969, P. 90 (P630)

  • Deposit

    12) COBB, 1972, P. 24-25 (OF 508)

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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