Alaska
Occurrence

Kuskokwim Bay (beach from near Platinum south to Salmon River)

Alaska, United States
ChromiumGoldPlatinum
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
SecondaryGold, Platinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model120: Placer PGE-Au
Materials
Ore mineralsChromite, Gold
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10002298
MRDS IDA013203
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.88925, -161.78268
References
Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1940, The Goodnews platinum deposits, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 918, 97 p.Berryhill, R.V., 1963, Reconnaissance of beach sands, Bristol Bay, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 6214, 48 p.Hessin, T.D., Taufen, P.M., Seward, J.C., Quintana, S.J., Clark, A.L., Grybeck, Donald, Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geochemical and generalized geological map showing distribution and abundance of chromium in the Goodnews and Hagemeister quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-J, scale 1:250,000.Hessin, T.D., Taufen, P.M., Seward, J.C., Quintana, S.J., Clark, A.L., Grybeck, Donald, Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geochemical and generalized geological map showing distribution and abundance of cobalt in the Goodnews and Hagemeister quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-K, scale 1:250,000.Hessin, T.D., Taufen, P.M., Seward, J.C., Quintana, S.J., Clark, A.L., Grybeck, Donald, Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geochemical and generalized geological map showing distribution and abundance of nickel in the Goodnews and Hagemeister quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-L, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.Hessin, T.D., Taufen, P.M., Seward, J.C., Quintana, S.J., Clark, A.L., Grybeck, Donald, Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1978, Geochemical and generalized geological map showing distribution and abundance of mercury in the Goodnews and Hagemeister quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-P, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1980, Summaries of data and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in fifteen quadrangles in southwestern and west-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-909, 103 p.Ulrich, S.D., 1984, Formation of a platinum-rich beach placer deposit, Goodnews Bay, Alaska: University of Texas, Austin, M.A. thesis, 179 p.Fechner, S.A., 1988, Bureau of Mines mineral investigation of the Goodnews Bay mining district, Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 1-88, 230 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Hagemeister Island quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-362, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Bond, S.C., 1982, Origin and distribution of platinum-enriched heavy mineral accumulations in a beach placer near Platinum, Alaska: Austin, University of Texas, M.A. thesis, 63 p.Coonrad, W.L., Hoare, J.M., Clark, A.L., Grybeck, Donald, and Barnes, P.W., 1978, Geochemical distribution and abundance of platimun and gold in the vicinity of Platinum, Goodnews, and Hagemeister Island quadrangles region, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-9-S, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.