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Arolik River Prospect, Bethel Mining District, Bethel Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Arolik River Prospect | Prospect |
| Bethel Mining District | Mining District |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
59° 32' 24'' North , 161° 26' 23'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Quinhagak | 706 (2017) | 35.4km |
| Goodnews Bay | 256 (2017) | 47.5km |
Location: Arolik River is a major drainage that flows northwest to the Bering Sea coast near Arolik village. This location is assumed to be near two gold-bearing tributaries, Snow Gulch (GO034) and Fox Creek (GO032). The map site is on the Arolik River between the mouths of these two creeks, in the SW 1/4 of section 30, T 7 S, R 71 W, of the Seward Meridian. It is included by Hoare and Cobb (1977) under the name 'Arolik R.'.
Geology: The Arolik River flood plain is about 1/2 mile wide in this area, an apparently nonglaciated part of the river near the mouths of Snow Gulch (GO034) and Fox Creek (032), each containing productive gold placer deposits. Much exploration took place on Arolik River, especially in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and some local mining apparently occurred in 1932 (Hoare and Cobb, 1977, p. 27). Additional information about placer deposits along the river is not available.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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| Link to USGS - Alaska: | GO036 |
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