Arolik & Goodnews River Area

The Arolik & Goodnews River Area is a gold mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Arolik & Goodnews River Area
Secondary: Includes: Snow Gulch
Secondary: Slate
Secondary: Kowkow
Secondary: Butte & Wattamuse Creeks

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Platinum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Goodnews Bay & Bethel Districts

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Diabase
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum

Comments

Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 60 SQ MI.; INCLUDES TRIBUTARIES OF AROLIK AND GOODNEWS RIVERS; AREA OF INTEREST GENERALLY NW & SE OF GIVEN LOCATION LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Comment (Development): WORKED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1900'S TO 1960'S

Comment (Deposit): VERY RICH GOLD PLACERS FOUND ON WATTAMUSE CREEK

Comment (Workings): EXTENSIVE DRILLING

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: GRANITIC PLUTONS, GLACIAL & GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSITS, MAFIC ROCKS

Comment (Deposit): SOME OF THE GOLD PLACERS ON KOWKOW CREEK REST ON FALSE BEDROCK RESEMBLING GLACIAL TILL ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B1374, P. 47-49

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR, P.

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