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Fox Gulch

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Platinum, Gold, Iridium, Osmium, Palladium, Ruthenium, Rhodium, Chromium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038095
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

Geographic coordinates: -161.75268, 58.91592 (WGS84)
Relative position 8 MILES SOUTH OF PLATINUM
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Primary
Gold Secondary
Iridium Tertiary
Osmium Tertiary
Palladium Tertiary
Ruthenium Tertiary
Rhodium Tertiary
Chromium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -161.75268, 58.91592
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Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: DUNITE, SERPENTINE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1934-1941

Mining district

District name Goodnews Bay District

Comments on the production information

  • 2 TONS OF CONCENTRATE YIELDED 250 OZ PT METALS, MERTIE, 1940. OTHER AU ORE RAN 0.02 OZ/YD PT.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045373

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1932, P. 66 (B824)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1933A, P. 68 (B836)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1933B, P. 66 (B844-A)

  • Deposit

    SMITH, P. S., 1934A, P. 62 (B857-A)

  • Deposit

    5) SMITH, P. S., 1934B, P. 67 (B864-A)

  • Deposit

    6) SMITH, P. S., 1936, P. 70 (B868-A)

  • Deposit

    7) SMITH, P. S., 1937, P. 73 (B880-A)

  • Deposit

    8) SMITH, P. S., 1938, P. 83 (B897-A)

  • Deposit

    9) MERTIE, 1939, P. 120-125 (B910-B)

  • Deposit

    10) SMITH, P. S., 1939B, P. 82-83 (B917-A)

  • Deposit

    11) MERTIE, 1940, P. 57-64 (B918)

  • Deposit

    12) MERTIE, 1969, P. 77, 80-81, 85-86 (P630)

  • Deposit

    13) COBB, 1972, P. 29 (OF 508)

  • Deposit

    14) COBB, 1972 (MF 362)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BLACK SAND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey