Geologic information
Identification information
Deposit ID |
10001231 |
MRDS ID |
A011947 |
Record type |
Site |
Current site name |
Smith Creek Placer |
Geographic coordinates
Geographic coordinates:
|
-150.23834, 67.47108 (WGS84)
|
Relative position |
TRIBUTARY TO NOLAN CREEK; HEADS AGAINST UNION GULCH |
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Geographic areas
Country |
State |
United States |
Alaska |
Comments on the location information
- LOCATION GIVEN IS MOUTH OF SMITH GULCH LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Commodities
Commodity |
Importance |
Gold |
Primary |
Host and associated rocks
Host or associated |
Host |
Rock type |
Unconsolidated Deposit
> Gravel |
Comments on the geologic information
- COARSE, SUBANGULAR, FROZEN GRAVEL WITH SOME BOULDERS; GOLD HAD VERYHIGH ASSAY VALUE. ; MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK: MICACEOUS SCHIST