Bogus Creek Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bogus Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 11' 31'' North , 159° 59' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Kalskag | 297 (2017) | 40.4km |
| Kalskag | 210 (2011) | 41.7km |
| Aniak | 528 (2017) | 49.8km |
Location: This placer prospect is very approximately located in the headwaters of Bogus Creek. Bogus Creek flows northwest to the Kuskokwim River and the map site is arbitrarily located along the headwater drainage in the NE1/4 sec. 27, T. 13 N., R. 60 W., of the Seward Meridian. This is locality 15 of Hoare and Cobb (1972, 1977).
Geology: Placer gold colors have been found along upper Bogus Creek where it drains foothills to the Kuskokwim River lowlands (Maddren, 1915). In about 1904, a prospect shaft was sunk to a depth of about 50 feet in frozen gravel somewhere along this part of the creek. Bedrock in upper Bogus Creek includes volcanic rocks of the Whitefish Lake volcanic field and thermally metamorphosed Jurassic rocks along the west side of a large, mid-Cretaceous granitic pluton (Box and others, 1993).
Workings: At least one 50-foot shaft was dug on upper Bogus Creek.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | RM023 |
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