Deposit ID | 10038095 |
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MRDS ID | M045373 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Fox Gulch |
Alternate or previous names | Fox Creek, Corrigal, Goodnews Bay Mining Co., Olson and Associates, Thorsen |
Geographic coordinates: | -161.75268, 58.91592 (WGS84) |
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Relative position | 8 MILES SOUTH OF PLATINUM |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Platinum | Primary |
Gold | Secondary |
Iridium | Tertiary |
Osmium | Tertiary |
Palladium | Tertiary |
Ruthenium | Tertiary |
Rhodium | Tertiary |
Chromium | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chromite | Ore |
Ilmenite | Ore |
Magnetite | Ore |
(1) | -161.75268, 58.91592 |
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Development status | Past Producer |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Significant | No |
Production years | 1934-1941 |
District name | Goodnews Bay District |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M045373 |
SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 66 (B824)
SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 68 (B836)
SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 66 (B844-A)
SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 62 (B857-A)
5) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 67 (B864-A)
6) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 70 (B868-A)
7) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 73 (B880-A)
8) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 83 (B897-A)
9) MERTIE, 1939, P. 120-125 (B910-B)
10) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 82-83 (B917-A)
11) MERTIE, 1940, P. 57-64 (B918)
12) MERTIE, 1969, P. 77, 80-81, 85-86 (P630)
13) COBB, 1972, P. 29 (OF 508)
14) COBB, 1972 (MF 362)
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | BLACK SAND |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-MAR-1975 | Blair, Will N. | U.S. Geological Survey |