Deposit ID | 10000537 |
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MRDS ID | A010734 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Arolik & Goodnews River Area |
Alternate or previous names | Includes: Snow Gulch, Slate, Kowkow, Butte & Wattamuse Creeks |
Geographic coordinates: | -161.25271, 59.34094 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 20 MILES N45E OF GOODNEWS BAY (TOWN) |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Platinum | Secondary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Gold | Ore |
Platinum | Ore |
Host or associated | Associated | ||||
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase | ||||
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Host or associated | Associated |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock |
Host or associated | Associated |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
(1) | -161.25271, 59.34094 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Goodnews Bay & Bethel Districts |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010734 |
USGS B1374, P. 47-49
USGS OFR, P.
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | VERY RICH GOLD PLACERS FOUND ON WATTAMUSE CREEK |
Deposit | SOME OF THE GOLD PLACERS ON KOWKOW CREEK REST ON FALSE BEDROCK RESEMBLING GLACIAL TILL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-JUN-1984 | Garrison, Michael T. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |