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Salmon River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Diamond, Gold, PGE, Iridium, Platinum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10233850
MRDS ID A001253
MAS/MILS ID 0021230004
Record type Site
Current site name Salmon River
Alternate or previous names Platinum Creek, Fox Gluch, Claims On River: D, 1a-12a, 1b-20b, 4th July Bench Association, 7b 2nd Tier Llb-8b 2nd Tier Llb, Wild Goose Bench Association, Martha Bench, 10a 2nd Tier Llb, Lucky Bench Association, Bubble Association, Ronny Association, Dry Gulch, Mukluk Bench Association, Karen Association, Jenny Bench, Goodnews Bay Mine, Clara Creek, Squirrel Creek, Snow Gulch, Claims On Creeks : D, 1a-4b, 1b-5b, 5a Llb-8allb, 10allb-12allb, 9a Association, 3a 2nd Tier Llb-8a 2nd Tier Llb, 3b 2nd Tier Llb-4b 2nd Tier Llb, Kilbuck Fraction, Happy Bench, 7 Fraction, Ptarmigan Bench, Spencer Bench, Olson Bench, Harold Bench, Weeks Bench, Johnston Bench, Anna Bench, Hannah Bench, Euphoria Association, Alice Association, Christina Association, Judith Association, Sonny Association, Faye Association, Joann Association, Last Chance Creek, Boulder Creek, Dowry Creek

Comments on the site names

  • WEBB ASSOCIATION AXEL BENCH TONY BENCH LILA BENCH BETTY BENCH SUSIE BENCH ANNIE GULCH NO.1 ANNIE GULCH NO.2 DOWRY FRACTION ETHEL FRACTION ST.CLAIR FRACTION MARGARET BENCH MISS FRACTION 5 BELOW FRACTION REINDEER FRACTION 15B LLB JCT #1-#59 PEGGY ASSOCIATION MAE ASSOCIATION LINDA ASSOCIATION MAE ASSOCIATION PAULENE BENCH HAROLD FRACTION GARY BENCH SARAH BENCH MEDICINE BENCH #5 INCLAIR FRACTION PORTLAND BENCH DOBBIE BENCH THREE STAR BENCH ZERO BENCH SUMMIT BENCH PUNCH BOWL BENCH NORTHERN LIGHT BENCH MINNIE BENCH TRIDIUM BENCH ETHEL BENCH PANKIN BENCH SILVER FRACTION

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -161.71518, 58.92425 (WGS84)
Elevation 53
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 014 S 075 W 25 E2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Tertiary
Diamond Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
PGE Primary
Iridium Primary
Platinum Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Corundum Unknown
Diamond Unknown
Enstatite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Gold Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Iridosmine Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Platinum Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Sperrylite Unknown
Spinel Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Tremolite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -161.71518, 58.92425
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Ore body information

  • Strike N20E
    Dip 01S
    Thickness 11M
    Depth to top 27M
    Width 152M
    Length 16100M
    Area 396HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Strike And Dip N20E
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 27
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 396
    Date of Last Modification 880926

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLATINUM MINERAL ALLOYED WITH FIVE OTHER PT. GROUP ELEMENTS. ADDITIONAL MINERALS: COOPERITE, MERTIEITE, LAURITE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both metallic and non-metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1926
Year of first production 1927
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Goodnews Bay District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hanson Properties Inc.
    ID 5000338
    Interest 100
    Home office Washington
    Year 1988

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: HANSON PROPERITIES, INC. P.O. BOX 7310 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON 99207 TELE: (509) 467-0770

Production statistics

  • Year 1928
    Description 100 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1931
    Description 506 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1932
    Description 720 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1933
    Description 793 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1935
    Description 8685 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1936
    Description 8825 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1937
    Description 3101 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1937
    Description 9500 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1938
    Description 41000 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1939
    Description 33900 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1940
    Description 25400 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1941
    Description 22000 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1942
    Description 27100 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1943
    Description 33616 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1944
    Description 26505 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1945
    Description 22882 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1946
    Description 13512 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1947
    Description 13741 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1948
    Description 17169 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1949
    Description 24807 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1950
    Description 37855 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1951
    Description 36951 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1952
    Description Production Reported 20285 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1953
    Description Production Reported 15698 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1954
    Description Production Reported 17570 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1955
    Description Production Reported 14940 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1956
    Description Production Reported 16811 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1957
    Description Production Reported 13850 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1958
    Description Production Reported 10253 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1959
    Description Production Reported 10636 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1960
    Description Production Reported 13318 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1961
    Description Production Reported 16111 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1962
    Description Production Reported 12471 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1963
    Description Production Reported 12025 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1964
    Description Production Reported 12982 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1965
    Description Production Reported 9973 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1966
    Description Production Reported 8856 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1967
    Description Production Reported 7238 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1968
    Description Production Reported 7580 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1969
    Description Production Reported 10485 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1970
    Description Production Reported 6701 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1971
    Description Production Reported 4495 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1972
    Description Production Reported 4202 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1973
    Description Production Reported 4707 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1974
    Description Production Reported 2584 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1975
    Description Production Reported 3086 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1976
    Description Production Reported 3212 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1977
    Description Production Reported 6892 Troy Ounces Commodity
  • Year 1981
    Description Production Reported 900 Troy Ounces Commodity

Comments on the production information

  • Production data from 1952 - 1981, dredge production only

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Total resources 47,800,000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Platinum Pt 0.33 g/mt PGE Trace 1981

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1=N/CUM M2=N/CUM QUANTITY DETERMINED FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH COMPANY OFFICIAL

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 466HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 15
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 90
    Capacity 3826
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost .5
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 200
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1965
  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method DREDGING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 20000
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 1355
    Unit Production Cost 1.47
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 192
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1988
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 22HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 2
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 1000
    Capacity Units CU-M ORE/DAY
    Preprod. Stripping Vol. 150
    Unit Production Cost 3.39
    Units of Production $/CU-M ORE
    Operating Days per Year 192
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1988

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0021230004
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A001253 MAS references MRDS
Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA MSHA 5000338

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B813a p. 60

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    B824a p. 66

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    B836a p. 68

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    B844A p. 66

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    BM YEARBOOK 1932 p. 338

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    BM YEARBOOK 1934 p. 508

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    BM YEARBOOK 1935b p. 562

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    BM YEARBOOK 1936b p. 510

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    BM YEARBOOK 1937b p. 748

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    BM YEARBOOK 1938b p. 662

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    BM YEARBOOK 1939b p. 738

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    BM YEARBOOK 1940b p. 751

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    BM YEARBOOK 1941b p. 784

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    BM YEARBOOK 1942b p. 802

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    BM YEARBOOK 1943c p. 799

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    BM YEARBOOK 1944c p. 791

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    BM YEARBOOK 1945b p. 794

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    BM YEARBOOK 1946a p. 1008

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    BM YEARBOOK 1947a p. 995

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    BM YEARBOOK 1948a p. 1043

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    BM YEARBOOK 1949a p. 1015

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    BM YEARBOOK 1950a p. 1022

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    BM YEARBOOK 1951a p. 1069

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    BM YEARBOOK 1952 p. 78

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    BM YEARBOOK 1953 p. 82

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    BM YEARBOOK 1954b p. 90

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    BM YEARBOOK 1955b p. 96

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    BM YEARBOOK 1956b p. 91

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    BM YEARBOOK 1957b p. 89

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    BM YEARBOOK 1958 p. 86

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    BM YEARBOOK 1959 p. 89

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    BM YEARBOOK 1962 p. 88

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    BM YEARBOOK 1963 p. 87

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    BM YEARBOOK 1964 p. 98

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    BM YEARBOOK 1965 p. 81

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    BM YEARBOOK 1966 p. 82

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    BM YEARBOOK 1967 p. 87

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    BM YEARBOOK 1968 p. 86

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    BM YEARBOOK 1969 p. 86

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    BM YEARBOOK 1971 p. 81

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    BM YEARBOOK 1972 p. 67

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    BM YEARBOOK 1973 p. 66

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    BM YEARBOOK 1974 p. 69

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    BM YEARBOOK 1975 p. 65

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    BM YEARBOOK 1976 p. 74

  • Geology

    P938 pp. 14-17

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-002

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-004

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-008

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 123-019

  • Deposit

    B864A pp. 67-68

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    B880A p. 73

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    B897A p. 83

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    B910A pp. 62, 89

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    B917A pp. 61, 82-83

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    B910B pp. 127-128

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    B918 pp. 65-67

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    B926A pp. 76-77

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    B933A pp. 73-74

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    I321

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    P630 pp. 77, 79-88

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    MF362

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    OF508 pp. 29-30

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    B1374 p. 50

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    P938 p. 26

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    OF77-168B p. 24, No. 8

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    OF77-168D p. 50, No. 6

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    OF80-909 pp. 14, 18, 19, 22, 24, 27, 31

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    E&MJ 8107 p. 41

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    OF82-719 p. 9, No. 206

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    AMR 81-82 pp. 5, 6, 14, 23, 31, 39

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    MTA 82 No. D-56

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    SR31 pp. 8, 12, 21

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    SR33 pp. 10, 25

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    SR38 p. 11

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    AK MINE LICENSE-1985 No. 547

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    SR39 p. 27

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    BMOF51-86

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    BMOF1-88

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    IC8869 8 pp.

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    CAN MINERAL 7504 pp. 321-325

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    CAN MINERAL 8404 pp. pp. 543-552

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    AM MINERAL 7301 pp. 1-10

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    FISHER 79 16 pp.

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    BMOF97-85 pp. 24-26

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    IR HMF 490924 p. 7

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    GOODNEWS 79 20 pp.

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    OF78-9B 1 sheet

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    DMEA 2931 pp. 6-7

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    ECON G 37N3 p. 1080

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    AGS 76b 17 pp.

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    P820d pp. 537-545

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    ARCTIC V20N4 pp. 227-246

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    MR123-4 pp. 1-26

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    IR JCR 370706 pp. 1-2,4

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    MR101-3 34 pp.

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    IR JCR 380901 8 pp.

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    IR JCR 390701 14 PP.

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    P1275a p. 19

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    E&MJ 3805 pp. 40-41

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    MS THESIS U AK 7 115 pp.

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    WILTSE 79 50 pp.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A001254 USGS CRIB A001257 DREDGING 1937-1975 ON SALMON CREEK. DREDGING OPERATIONS DISCONTINUED 1976. SMALLER SCALE OPERATIONS IN 1976. USGS CRIB A001260 USGS CRIB A001262 USGS CRIB M045371 USGS CRIB M045372 USGS CRIB M045373 USGS CRIB M045376 USGS CRIB M045381 USGS CRIB A001252 USGS CRIB M045380 USGS CRIB M045381 USGS CRIB A001262 USGS CRIB M045371 USGS CRIB M045372 USGS CRIB A001254 USGS CRIB A001257 USGS CRIB A001260 Original Evaluation 1981, Update 1984.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Jrc / Ges U.S. Bureau of Mines