| Deposit ID | 10307706 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Haystack Mountain |
| Geographic coordinates: | -152.31699, 64.16255 (WGS84) |
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| Relative position | The Haystack Mountain prospects cover about 15 square miles and are situated in the numerous streams draining Haystack Mountain. The approximate center of the prospect area is in NW1/4SW1/4 section 5, T. 9 S., R. 24 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. The North Fork Kuskokwim River provides access to the Haystack Mountain prospects. The southern half of Haystack Mountain, located within T. 9 S., R. 24 W., is situated on land selected by or conveyed to Doyon, Limited. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Kantishna River A-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Kantishna River SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Kantishna River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
North Fork Kuskokwim River(hydrologic unit)
Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Tin Critical | Secondary |
| Tungsten Critical | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| (1) | -152.31699, 64.16255 |
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| Development status | Prospect |
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| District name | Kuskokwim |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | KH004 |
Cobb, E.H., 1977, Placer deposit map of central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-168B, 64 p., 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000.
Silberman, M.L., Moll, E.J., Chapman, R.M., Patton, W.W., Jr., and Connor, C.L., 1979, Potassium-argon age of granitic and volcanic rocks from Ruby, Medfra, and adjacent quadrangles, west-central Alaska, in Johnson, K.M., and Williams, J.R., eds., The United States Geological Survey in Alaska, Accomplishments during 1978: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 804-B, 58 p.
Chapman, R.M., and Yeend, W., 1981, Geologic reconnaissance of the east half of the Kantishna River quadrangle and adjacent areas, in Albert, N.R.D., and Hudson, T., eds, The United States Geological Survey in Alaska, Accomplishments during 1979: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 823-B, 149 p.
Cobb, E.H., and Chapman, R.M., 1981, Mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Kantishna River and Ruby quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-170, 94 p.
Bond, James, 1985, Geologic field examinations in Doyon Limited, regional selection block 9: Doyon Limited Report 85-19, 179 p. (Report held by Doyon, Ltd., Fairbanks, Alaska).
Eakin, H.M., 1918, The Cosna-Nowitna region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 667, 54 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Plutonic-related mesothermal veining. |
| Deposit | Other Comments = the southern half of Haystack Mountain, located within T. 9 S., R. 24 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian, is situated on land selected by or conveyed to Doyon, Limited. For more information, contact Doyon, Limited. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 08-NOV-99 | Cameron S. Rombach | Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys |
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