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Arolik & Goodnews River Area

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000537
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

Geographic coordinates: -161.25271, 59.34094 (WGS84)
Relative position 20 MILES N45E OF GOODNEWS BAY (TOWN)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 60 SQ MI.; INCLUDES TRIBUTARIES OF AROLIK AND GOODNEWS RIVERS; AREA OF INTEREST GENERALLY NW & SE OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Platinum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.25271, 59.34094
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Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: GRANITIC PLUTONS, GLACIAL & GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSITS, MAFIC ROCKS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Goodnews Bay & Bethel Districts

Comments on the workings information

  • EXTENSIVE DRILLING

Comments on development

  • WORKED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1900'S TO 1960'S

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A010734

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS B1374, P. 47-49

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR, P.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1984 Garrison, Michael T. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey