Rocky Ridge Prospect, Aniak Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rocky Ridge Prospect | Prospect |
| Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
61° 4' 31'' North , 159° 52' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Kalskag | 297 (2017) | 55.0km |
| Kalskag | 210 (2011) | 56.3km |
Location: The Rocky Ridge prospect is on the ridge between Rocky Creek and California Creek, about 1.0 mile southwest of triangulation station Bonanza. It is about 0.2 mile north of the center of section 2, T. 11 N., R. 60 W. The location is accurate.
Geology: The Rocky Ridge prospect is an area of anomalous soil and rock samples on the ridge between Rocky Creek and California Creek. Bedrock in the area is Jurassic sedimentary and volcanic rocks (Box and others, 1993; Wenz, 2004, 2005; Strachan, 2005). Tonogold Resources, Inc. (2006) has a mining lease agreement with Calista Corporation covering the Nyac area. They completed detailed soil geochemical surveys in several areas including this prospect in the summer of 2005. Strachan (2005) shows a map of soil sample sites in the area of this prospect; several samples contain several hundred parts per billion gold.
Workings: Tonogold Resources, Inc. has a mining lease agreement with Calista Corporation covering the Nyac area (http://www.tonogold.com/s/Nyac.asp; Apr. 2006). They completed detailed soil geochemical surveys in several areas including this prospect in the summer of 2005 and 2006.
Age: Probably mid-Cretaceous as at the Bonanza Ridge prospect (RM037).
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: No
Deposit Model: Low-sulfide Au-Bi-Te-quartz veins.
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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: | RM036 |
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