Fox Gulch Platinum Placer

Alaska, United States

PGEGoldChromium

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Description

Walter Smith

Commodities

PrimaryPGE

SecondaryGold

TertiaryChromium

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeS

Materials

GangueGold, Ilmenite

Other materialsChromite

Geology

Host rockPeridotite,Gravel

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1927

Discovery year1926

Identification

Deposit ID10002306

MRDS IDA013213

Alternate namesClaims: 1a, Discovery

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates58.92119, -161.74907

References

USGS MF-362, LOC. 12 (1972)USGS P 938 P. 4, 5, 23-24 (1976)USGS OF 80-909, P. 19 (1980)USGS B 918, P. 57-62 (1940)USBM OFR 51-86, P. 2, 6-7 (1986)BAG-MF-362-12