Salmon River Platinum Placer Mine

Alaska, United States

PGEGoldChromiumMercury

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Commodities

PrimaryPGE

SecondaryGold

TertiaryChromium, Mercury

Commodity typeM

Deposit

Deposit sizeM

Materials

Ore mineralsMercury

GangueIlmenite

Other materialsChromite, Cinnabar

Geology

Host rockGravel,Till

Economic & production

Development statusProducer

First production1937

Last production1986

Identification

Deposit ID10002307

MRDS IDA013215

Alternate namesClaims:

RegionNA

Data scoreB

Coordinates58.86981, -161.74462

References

USGS P 938, P. 4-7, 27-39 (1976)USGS MF-362, LOC. 12 (1972)USGS OF 80-909, P. 27 (1980)USBM 51-86, P. 2, 6, 7 (1986)ADGGS SR 40, P. 29 (1987)BAG-MF-362-12