Location: This prospect is on an unnamed south tributary to Jacksmith Creek. For this record, the map site is at a cabin where a winter trail crosses the tributary, in the south 1/2 of section 16, T 9 S, R 73 W, of the Seward Meridian. It is locality 3 of Hoare and Cobb (1977) and of Cobb and Condon (1972). The accuracy of the location is unknown.
Geology: W.L. Coonrad (U.S.G.S.) reported on 11/10/53 to E. H. Cobb (U.S.G.S.) that there had been past placer activity at this location. Other information about this locality is not available. In this area, Jurassic mafic plutons intrude Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks (Hoare and Coonrad, 1978).
Workings: Some small surface workings may be present at this locality.
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ Gold

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au

List of minerals for each chemical element

Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	GO029

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References

Cobb, E.H., and Condon, W.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Goodnews quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-447, scale 1:250,000. Hoare, J.M., and Cobb, E.H., 1977, Mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bethel, Goodnews, and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-156, 98 p. Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geologic map of the Goodnews and Hagemeister Island quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-B, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

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