Keefers Bar; Keelers Bar Occurrence, Bristol Bay Mining District, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Keefers Bar; Keelers Bar Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Bristol Bay Mining District | Mining District |
| Dillingham Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
58° 54' 38'' North , 157° 45' 10'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ekwok | 118 (2017) | 51.3km |
Location: The Keefers Bar placer gold occurrence is about one-half mile west of the junction of the south end of the Keefer Cutoff and the Nushagak River. It is on the west side of the Nushagak River about a mile below the mouth of the Scandinavian Slough in about the middle of the boundary between sections 2 and 3 of T. 15 S., R. 51 W., of the Seward Meridian. This occurrence is location 1 of Cobb (1972), Cobb (1977), and MacKevett and Holloway (1977); the location is accurate to within one-half mile.
Geology: Flour gold can be panned from sandbars on Nushagak River (Mertie, 1938).
Workings: Apparently none beyond sampling of river bars.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
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1 valid mineral.
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NK001 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Bristol Bay BasinBasin
- Peninsular-Tlikakila DomainDomain
- Peninsular TerraneVolcanic Arc
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