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Dry Gulch

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103630
MRDS ID M045376
Record type Site
Current site name Dry Gulch
Alternate or previous names Chanie and St. Clair, Goodnews Bay Mining Co., Strandberg and Sons

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -161.73601, 58.92425 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MILES SOUTH OF PLATINUM

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

Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Osmium Tertiary
Iridium Critical Tertiary
Ruthenium Critical Tertiary
Rhodium Critical Tertiary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Analytical data

Result PT = 73.62%, IR = 9.94%, OS = 1.89%, RU = .15%, RH = 1.15%, PD = .34%, AU = 2.06%, = % OF PT CONCENTRATE

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.73601, 58.92425
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: DUNITE, SERPENTINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 66 (B844-A)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 62 (B857-A)

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1940, P. 57-58 (B918)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1942B, P. 73-74 (B933-A)

  • Deposit

    5) MERTIE, 1969, P. 77 (P630)

  • Deposit

    6) COBB, 1972 (MF 362)

Reporter information

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

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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