Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - DI006; northeast of Muklung Hills), Bristol Bay Region Mining District, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 24' North , 158° 0' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dillingham | 2,404 (2017) | 47.8km |
Location: Mertie (1938) reported that coarse gold was discovered on a tributary of the Kokwok River on the northeast slopes of the Muklung Hills. For this record, the map site, in the NW 1/4 of section 34, T 9 S, R 51 W, of the Seward Meridian, is arbitrarily chosen to represent the occurrence noted by Mertie. It is very approximately located, probably to within a few to several miles. Cobb (1972 [MF 375]; 1976 [OF 76-606]) included these occurrence under the name 'Muklung Hills'.
Geology: Mertie (1938, p. 91) reported that coarse gold was discovered on a tributary of the Kokwok River on the northeast slopes of the Muklung Hills. The Muklung Hills are an area of clastic sedimentary rocks perhaps correlative with Jurassic clastic sedimentary rocks like those in the southeast part of the Hagemeister Island quadrangle (Jk unit of Hoare and Coonrad, 1978; Decker and others, 1994, fig. 1). Mertie (1938) mapped a Cretaceous or Tertiary granitic pluton in the northern Muklung Hills area.
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: | DI006 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Peninsular-Tlikakila DomainDomain
- Peninsular TerraneVolcanic Arc
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