Snowshoe Occurrence, Hope Mining District, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Snowshoe Occurrence | Occurrence |
| Hope Mining District | Mining District |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 29' 11'' North , 149° 42' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper Landing | 289 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Moose Pass | 219 (2014) | 18.4km |
| Primrose | 111 (2006) | 24.2km |
| Bear Creek | 1,956 (2017) | 39.7km |
| Seward | 2,790 (2017) | 44.9km |
Location: The prospect is located near the confluence of Dry Creek and Quartz Creek, which flows into Kenai Lake. It is situated in the NW1/4 section 31, T. 5 N., R. 2 W., of the Seward Meridian. This is location 62 of Tysdal (1978 [MF-880-A]) and location S-239 of Jansons and others (1984). This location is accurate to within a quarter of a mile.
Geology: Bedrock in this area is undivided sedimentary rock of the Valdez Group of Late Cretaceous age (Nelson and others, 1985). The occurrence was located by Don Brown in 1970. The occurrence is not described in the literature.
Workings: The U.S. Bureau of Mines searched for the occurrence in 1980, but did not find it (Hoekzema and Sherman, 1983). They collected placer samples from Dry Creek but did not report the sample results.
Age: Cretaceous or younger; the bedrock is part of the Valdez Group of Late Cretaceous age.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | SR178 |
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