Malaria Creek Prospect, Goodnews Bay, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Malaria Creek Prospect | Prospect |
| Goodnews Bay | City |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 19' 48'' North , 161° 18' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Goodnews Bay | 256 (2017) | 28.6km |
Location: Malaria Creek is a north tributary to Granite Creek with headwaters against the divide between Granite and Wattamuse Creeks. It is unnamed on USGS topographic maps, but is located by elevation and coordinates given by Fechner (1988) and Hoare and Cobb (1977). The confluence of Malaria and Granite Creeks is about 2 3/4 miles upstream of the mouth of Granite Creek on Goodnews River. For this record, the map site is on Malaria Creek at an elevation of 750 feet, in the NE1/4 of section 7, T 10 S, R 71 W, of the Seward Meridian.
Geology: Malaria Creek has been prospected, but mining has apparently not occurred (Hoare and Cobb, 1977). It is a small side stream in a glaciated valley. A 0.1 cubic yard placer sample collected at an elevation of 1,000 feet (Fechner, 1988) contained a trace of gold and a heavy mineral concentrate that contained anomalous geochemical values of molybdenum and tellurium. Bedrock in the area includes Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary and volcanic rocks intruded by an Upper Cretaceous granitic stock (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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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: | GO041 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Koyukuk ArcsVolcanic Arc
- Walrus-Goodnews DomainDomain
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