Salmon River Area

The Salmon River Area is a gold and platinum 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

Name: Salmon River Area  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Gold, Platinum

Lat, Long: 58.925, -161.70000

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Salmon River Area MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Salmon River Area
Secondary: Platinum
Secondary: Dowry
Secondary: Clara
Secondary: Foxgulch
Secondary: Creeks
Secondary: Salmon River


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Platinum
Secondary: Palladium
Secondary: Chromium
Secondary: Mercury
Secondary: Iridium


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1934
Discovery Year: 1926
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M


Physiography

Not available


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: MINOR HG AMOUNTS
Analytical Data: 0.10%-2% AU, 50-88% PT, 6-40% IR, 0.14-0.40% PD


Materials

Ore: Chromite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Platinum
Ore: Cinnabar
Ore: Iridium


Comments

Comment (Commodity): ASSAY RANGES PRECIOUS METAL SAMPLES FREE OF IMPURITIES

Comment (Production): 641000 OZS PLATINUM PRODUCED 1934-1975; ESTIMATED RESERVES ABOUT 500000 OUNCES PLATINUM

Comment (Deposit): PLATINUM CREEK MAJOR PRODUCER AT PRESENT

Comment (Workings): DREDGE WORKING AT PRESENT MOVING 7000 CUBIC YARDS DAILY, 1.12 MILLION CUBIC YARDS PER 160-DAY SEASON; DREDGE HAS 60 FOOT DIGGING DRAFT

Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: ULTRAMATIC ROCKS ; REG.COM: RED MOUNTAIN, HIGHLY PROBABLE SOURCE

Comment (Development): WORKED ALMOST CONTINUOUSLY FROM 1934 TO PRESENT

Comment (Deposit): PRINCIPAL RESERVES REMAINING ARE CLAY-RICH PORTIONS OF TAILINGS FROM PAST LOW-GRADE PRODUCTION, AND DEEP GROUND IN LOWER SALMON RIVER DRAINAGE; EXPECTED ANNUAL PRODUCTION IS 10000 OUNCES PLATINUM FROM DREDGE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): A PRODUCTIVE PLACER AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 16 SQ MI.; TRIBUTARIES OF SALMON RIVER NEAR GOODNEWS MINING CAMP; AREA OF INTEREST ALONG EFLANKS OF RED & THORSEN MOUNTAINS LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS B1374, P. 49-50

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-168-B P. 24

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-168D, P.50


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