Elva Lake Occurrence, Bristol Bay Region District, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Elva Lake Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Bristol Bay Region District | - not defined - |
| Dillingham Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 37' 47'' North , 159° 9' 0'' West
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This occurrence is in Wood-Tikchik State Park.
Location: Elva Lake is a small lake on the upland between Little Togiak Lake and Amakuk Arm of Lake Nerka. This occurrence is along the drainage that enters Elva Lake from the north. It is very approximately located, perhaps within miles. The map site is on Elva Creek about 0.6 mile northwest of Elva Lake, in the SE1/4 of section 28, T 6 S, R 58 W, of the Seward Meridian. It was included by Hoare and Cobb (1977) under the name 'Lake Elva'.
Geology: Eakins (1968, p. 18) reported that placer gold was found in streams entering Lake Elva. This occurrence is arbitrarily located on the only stream entering from the north or upper end of Elva Lake. Bedrock in the area is Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks (Hoare and Coonrad, 1978).
Age: Holocene.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Koyukuk ArcsVolcanic Arc
- Walrus-Togiak DomainDomain
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