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Unnamed (on Aniakchak River)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308353
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (on Aniakchak River)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -157.60247, 56.79931 (WGS84)
Relative position This site represents placer claims located on the Aniakchak River approximately 3 miles upstream from Aniakchak Bay (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 2). Site location is accurate to within 3 miles.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake and Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sutwik Island D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Chignik NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sutwik Island(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shelikof Strait(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Aniakchak National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -157.60247, 56.79931
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This site represents gold placer claims shown on 1973 U.S. Bureau of Mines maps.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Alaska Peninsula

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1973, Alaska 1:250,000-scale quadrangle map overlays showing mineral deposit locations, principal minerals, and number and type of claims: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 20-73, 95 overlays (updated in 1986, 1987).

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1973

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer gold-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 39a)
Deposit Other Comments = This site is located within the Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-JAN-00 S.H. Pilcher 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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