Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TA025; on Whitewater Creek), Aniak Mining District, Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TA025; on Whitewater Creek) | - not defined - |
| Aniak Mining District | Mining District |
| Dillingham Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
60° 52' 14'' North , 157° 33' 14'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Location: This occurrence is at an elevation of about 500 feet on Whitewater Creek on the south flank of the Taylor Mountains. It is in section 14, T. 9 N., R. 47 W. The location is accurate.
Geology: Whitewater Creek heads in the south contact zone of the Taylor Mountain granite pluton. The bedrock in the area is mostly hornfels developed from graywacke and shale of the Cretaceous Kuskokwim Group (Travis Hudson, unpublished field data, 2005). The Bureau of Land Management sampled the alluvial sediments at this location in the summer of 2004 (Ellefson and others, 2005). A stream-sediment sample contained 1,395 parts per billion gold A two-pan, panned-concentrate sample contained 6 very fine colors of gold. After removing the visible gold, this sample contained 2.25 parts per million (ppm) gold; tin and tantalum were below the detection limits of 5 ppm and 0.01 ppm respectively.
Workings: The only documented work in this area is reconnaissance sampling by the Bureau of Land Management in the summer of 2004.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 39a)
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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: | TA025 |
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- Farewell TerranePassive Margin
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