| Deposit ID | 10308754 |
|---|---|
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Salmon Creek |
| Geographic coordinates: | -156.0555, 57.64535 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This site represents gold placer claims indicated on U.S. Bureau of Mines maps in 1973. They are located on Salmon Creek in T. 29 S., R. 42 W., of the Seward Meridian, approximately 2 1/2 miles upstream from Becharof Lake. They are part of a group of claims extending to the southeast along Salmon Creek onto the Karluk quadrangle (site KR011in Pilcher, 1999). The site corresponds to locality 7 in MacKevett and Holloway (1977), and to locality 18 in Church and others (1989: MF-1539I). Site location is accurate to within 1/2 mile. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Lake and Peninsula(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ugashik C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Ugashik N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ugashik(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Egegik Bay(hydrologic unit)
Kvichak-Port Heiden(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Becharof 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 |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Model code | 119 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 39a |
| Deposit model name | Placer Au-PGE |
| Mark3 model number | 54 |
| (1) | -156.0555, 57.64535 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Alaska Peninsula |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | UG011 |
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).
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 located within the Becharof National Wildlife Refuge. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-FEB-2000 | S.H. Pilcher | U.S. Geological Survey |
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