| Deposit ID | 10308458 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Unnamed (on Moore Creek) |
| Geographic coordinates: | -156.50251, 57.59934 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This site is located on Moore Creek approximately 8 miles southeast of Upper Ugashik Lake in T. 30 S., R. 44 W. of the Seward Meridian (MacKevett and Holloway, 1977, locality 6; Church and others, 1989: MF-1539I, locality 19). Site location is accurate to within 3 miles. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake and Peninsula(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ugashik C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Ugashik N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ugashik(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Ugashik Bay(hydrologic unit)
Kvichak-Port Heiden(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)
National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)
FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -156.50251, 57.59934 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|
| District name | Alaska Peninsula |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | UG007 |
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).
Detterman, R.L., Case, J.E., Wilson, F.H., and Yount, M.E., 1987, Geologic map of the Ugashik, Bristol Bay, and part of the Karluk quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-1685, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Church, S.E., Detterman, R.L., and Wilson, F.H., 1989, Mineral and energy resource assessment maps of the Ugashik, Bristol Bay, and western Karluk quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF 1539-I, 2 map sheets, scale 1:250,000.
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.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer gold-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a) |
| Deposit | Other Comments = This site is on land selected by the Koniag Native Corporation. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-00 | S.H. Pilcher | U.S. Geological Survey |
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