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| MINING IN NORTHWESTERN ALASKA. By S. H. CATHCART. INTRODUCTION. The season of 1918 was the most unfavorable...unfavorable for placer mining that the Seward Peninsula has experienced. Several factors combine to account...Solomon Eiver district frost as deep as 10 feet was reported, and in the Council City district frost was... fuel, and foodstuffs was felt severely in all mining operations. It is estimated that the cost of production...arrival of the first boat until June 25. Ditch and creek waters froze October 3, and the first 6 inches of |
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| INTRODUCTION. The area here called the Cosna-Nowitna region extends southward from Yukon and Tanana rivers...general way the 1 Hcrron, J. S., Explorations in Alaska, 1899: War Dept., Adjt. General's Office, No. 31... 1901. 211 212 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1915. Yukon-Kuskokwim divide. A pack train of seven...proceeded down the river on a raft, arriving at Ruby September 3. Topographic work was carried on by...the Yukon and Kuskokwim were mapped. Geologic mapping was extended over practically the same area. The |
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| RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN THE RUBY-POORMAN AND NIXON FORK DISTRICTS, WEST-CENTRAL ALASKA, 1949 UNITED STATES...RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN THE RUBY-POORMAN AND NIXON FORK DISTRICTS, WEST-CENTRAL ALASKA, 1949 By Max G. White...I, Calif. CONTENTS Page Chapter A. Ruby-Poorman district Abstract ............................. Introduction...Radioactivity investigations ........... Ruby, area ....................... Long area ....................... Granite............ Granite on upper Flint Creek ............... Poorman area .................. . Summary and |
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| Placer Deposits of Alaska By EDWARD H. COBB GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374 An inventory of the...the placer mines and prospects of Alaska, their history and geologic setting UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...and method of presentation __ Definitions _-____ Alaska Peninsula region Aleutian Islands region ________...Anchorage district _ Redoubt district ___-_ _ Valdez Creek district __ _ Willow Creek district Yentna district...district _____________ _ ____ __________ _____ Copper River region __ _ _ _ Chistochina district Nelchina |
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| GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PLACER TIN DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA By Robert M. Chapman, Robert R. Coats, and Thomas...Placer tin and gold deposits in the Morelock Creek area, by Thomas G. Payne and Robert M. Chapman ........... Mining considerations .................... Placer tin deposits in the Moran Dome area, by Robert...Investigation of reported placer tin in the Mason Creek area, by Robert M. Chapman .........................deposits .............. Placer tin deposits in the Ruby-Long area, by Robert M. Chapman. . Introduction. ... |
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| OF THE NOBTHEKN KOYUKUK VALLEY, ALASKA BY ROBERT MARSHALL Mineral resources of Alaska, 1931 (Pages 247-256)...drainage in northern Koyukuk region__.____._ Page 252 RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTHERN KOYUKUK VALLEY By ROBERT...conducting investigations of the mineral resources of Alaska, about one half of the Territory has been surveyed...the headwater region of the Koyukuk River, the large tributary of the Yukon from the north that rises in...into the Arctic Ocean. Surveys of parts of the Koyukuk region have been made by the Geological Survey |
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| DEPOSITS OF THE RUBY-KUSKOKWIM REGION ALASKA BY J. B. MERTIE, Jr. Mineral resources of Alaska, 1933 (Pages...-__________-___ Ruby district._______-___-____--._-_--.-__---_--__._______ Ruby area.______-_____--_...area____-______.__--_-___--__-_-___-_________ 145 Long Creek and Bear Gulch..____________________ Fifth of July...______________________ Greenstone Creek.._______._________._._-_._.___._ Monument Creek.______________________________...Meketchum Creek._______________________________ Trail Creek____.________________________ Flint Creek and tributaries |
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| OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 754 THE RUBY-KUSKOKWIM REGION ALASKA BY J. B. MERTIE, JR. ' AND G. L....Local details____ ___________ Yukon River______ _________ Poorman Creek _____ Nowitna and Susulatna valleys...fish____ _ Other mining factors __________________________ Gold placers _ _ _ Ruby district _______________________________...History of mining ______________________ General character of placers________________ Ruby Creek_____...Creek_____________________________ Long Creek and tributaries _______________ Upper Sulatna River and tributaries_____________ |
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| MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1918. By G. C. MAIM-IN AXD OTHERS. PREFACE. By G. C. MARTIX. This volume...of annual bulletins l treating of the mining industry of Alaska and summarizing the results achieved during...particular district should therefore procure a copy of the complete report on that district as soon as-it...others of the series, contains an account of the mining industry, including statistics of mineral production...shall serve as" convenient reference works on the mining industry for the years which they cover. It is |
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| PLACERS OF THE RUBY DISTRICT. By HENRY M. EAKIN. LOCATION AND EXTENT OF THE DISTRICT. The chief settlement...settlement of the Ruby district is Ruby, situated on the south bank of Yukon River opposite the mouth of...principal placer mines of the district are about 25 miles south of Ruby on a number of streams that belong...belong to the Nowitna River system. The area that includes the mines is small, but auriferous gravels...in the surrounding territory extending from the Yukon southward 50 miles or more, with a width somewhat |
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| Mcndenhall, Director Bulletin 926 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1939 PAPERS...industry of Alaska in 1939, by Philip S. Smith_____ .._._. (B) Geology of the Gerstle River district, Alaska...molybdenum minerals in Alaska, by Philip S. Smith.._ (D) Geology of the Portage Pass area, Alaska, by F. F. Barnes...107 161 211 ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE Page 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas covered by selected available reports...Topographic reconnaissance map of the Gerstle River district, Alaska _ _______________ _____l_______-_-__________ |
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| SELECTED NONMETALLI FERGUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-1680 This report...SELECTED NONMETALLI FERGUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN CENTRAL ALASKA (To accompany Open-file Map 77-168D) By G. Donald...accompanying map have been prepared under the Regional Alaska Mineral Resource Appraisal Program (RAMRAP) to...nonmetal1iferous deposits, both lode and placer, in central Alaska. Specifically excluded are the fossil fuels (petroleum...government and private sectors, discussions with mine operators, and the firsthand knowledge of the authors |
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| developed, the deposit will be mined by underground mining methods. The deposit is part of lands owned by...placer gold mine operations on the Eureka and Mary's bench depositsin the Koyukuk-Nolan district of northern...northern Alaska. The center nugget weighs 41.35 ounces (1,286 grams) and is unofficially the tenth largest...by Tom Bundtzen) Top right: The Valdez Creek placer gold mine, 50 miles (80 kilometers) east of Cantwell...Cantwell, has been Alaska's largest gold mine for ten of the last eleven years, and it is one of the largest |
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| Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 917 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1938 PAPERS...advance publication:] Page (A) Mineral industry of Alaska in 1938, by Philip S. Smith...-_._.__-_. (B) Geology...Geology of the upper Tetling River district, Alaska, by Fred H. Moffit____-._---...I-..-..---.-....--...production from Alaska, by Philip S. Smith._________ (D) Tertiary deposits of the Eagle-Circle district, Alaska...PLATE 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas covered by selected available reports and maps of Alaska._________________________ |
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| Director Bulletin 933 4 * MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN PAPERS...industry of Alaska in 1940, by Philip S. Smith (B) Geology of the Nutzotin Mountains, Alaska .: _ __ (C)...at the Independence mine, Alaska : _ (D) Reconnaissance of Porcupine Valley, Alaska ) . 1 103 201 219...PLATE 1. Map of Alaska, showing areas covered by selected available reports and maps of Alaska _ __ _ 1 In...sedimentary members of the Permian rocks on Baultoff Creek, about 4 miles southeast of the pass to East Fo |
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| Mineral Resource Assessment of the Circle Quadrangle, Alaska W. D. Menzie1 , H. L. Foster1 , R. B. Tripp2 ,...quadrangle, Alaska........38 2. Lode prospects and occurrences, Circle quadrangle, Alaska....62 m Mineral... Mineral Resource Assessment of the Circle Quadrangle, Alaska by W. D. Menzie., H. L. Foster, R. B. Tripp, and...Yeend Introduction This report, as part of the Alaska Mineral Resource Assessment Program (AMRAP), assesses...mineral resource potential of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska and briefly discusses the occurrence of selected |
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| field season of 1907. 6 Brooks, A. H., Placer mining in Alaska: Bull. U. S. Geol. Survey No. 259, 1905, pp...pp. 19-24. Mofflt, F. H., Gold mining in Seward Peninsula: Bull. No. 284, 1906, pp. 132141; The Nome...146-156; Geology and mineral resources of Iron Creek: Bull. No. 314, 1907, pp. 157-163. Brooks, A. H...discovered, between Snake and Nome rivers.- But, as the mining of placers goes on with much rapidity, the explored...had some effect in reducing the output of the district. One of these minor causes was the labor trouble |
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| LODE MINING NEAR FAIRBANKS. By THEODORE CHAPIN. INTRODUCTION. The occurrence of auriferous quartz veins...for a number of years, but until recently quartz mining has received relatively little attention. In the... 'The total lode production for the Fairbanks district is about S674,00Q. In 1911 the production was...1913 the writer spent a few days in the Fairbanks district to study the occurrence of lodes and to gather...a. measure reflects the progress made in quartz mining, which showed a marked advancement, particularly |
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| MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1928 MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1928 By PHILIP S. SMITH 1 INTRODUCTION...of the main contributors to. the development of Alaska, if not the main industry. To assist in fostering...extent of ore deposits, has kept those interested in mining developments informed of the facts of significance... 783, 792, 797, 810. 2 MINERAL BESOUECES OP ALASKA, 1928 in which they work, or more general information...companies, and other business organizations in Alaska collect for their own use data regarding mineral |
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| Division of Mining & Water Management FRONT COVER Top left: From late 199] to 1993 Cambior Alaska Inc. constructed...Phase one channeled the stream around the open-pit mine operations. During the stream diversion the company...flow, and fish populations. When the mine closed, Valdez Creek was diverted back to its original location...excavation work on Pit A-8 of Valdez Creek gold mine operated by Cambior Alaska Inc. as it appeared in early...early August 1994. From 1984 to 1995 Cambior Alaska and previous operators produced 459,162 ounces (14,279 |
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| Smith, Director Bulletin 813 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1928 BY...Price 40 cents CONTENTS . Mineral industry of Alaska in 1928, by Philip S. Smith._______-___ Administrative...by S. R. Capps____________________ Mining in the Fortymile district, by J. B. Mertie, jr_______-_ _-______...Selected list of Geological Survey publications on Alaska.______________ Page 1 73 97 125 143 165 I ILLUSTRATIONS...1. Sketch map of the Chakachamna-Stony region, Alaska, showing areas in which timber occurs...'_--____-__--_- |
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| MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1929 MINERAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA IN 1929 By PHILIP S. SMITH* INTRODUCTION...INTRODUCTION The mineral industry of Alaska was for many years the dominant incentive for the development of the...formerly held by mining, though they have by no means displaced the hold that mining still has on the...the minerals produced in Alaska is second to that of the fish products, mining developments still hold...most of the residents. Assistance to the mining industry of Alaska has therefore long been recognized as |
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| stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting...61 232 PART The Making 43 II 5 7 3 III Mine PART 267 IV Glossary 279 Bibliography 291 |
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| all the papers bearing on a particular subject or area; second, titles of papers, many of them abbreviated...Bulletin, vol. 44. New York. American Institute of Mining Engineers: Bulletin, nos. 61-72; Transactions,... 147-264. San Francisco, Cal. California State Mining Bureau: Bulletin, no. 64. San Francisco, Cal. California...Transactions, vol. 9, pts. 2, 3. Toronto, Ont. Canadian Mining Institute: Quarterly Bulletin, nos. 18-20; Journal... BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1912. 7 Canadian Mining Journal, vol. 33. Toronto and Montreal, Canada |
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| D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR GEOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY OF ALASKA BY MARCUS BAKER SEC03ST3D EIDITIOIT PKEPAHE...established; old mining fields have been developed and new ones discovered and prospected; mining camps of that...PEEFACE. the same as names met at every turn in the mining regions of the West. The first edition of this-...Survey. CHARLES S. SLOANE, Secretary, Bureau of the Census. Maj. WILLIAM D. BEACH, General Staff, War Department...years ago determined to prepare a dictionary of Alaska geographic names and appointed a committee which |
