Necons River Prospect, Aniak District, Bethel Borough, Alaska, USA

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This occurrence is within Lake Clark National Park.
Location: Cobb and Reed (1981) reported that placer gold activity has occurred at about this location on the Necons River. The Necons River is a moderate-size stream that flows southwest to the Stony River from headwaters in the Alaska Range. The map site is below Two Lakes, in the NW1/4 section 24, T 11 N, R 27 W, of the Seward Meridian. The location is very approximate, perhaps within several miles.
Geology: Cobb and Reed (1981) reported that placer gold activity has occurred at approximately this location on the Necons River.
Workings: Some surface prospecting has apparently occurred along the Necons River.
Age: Quaternary.

Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 39a)

References

Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska; Supplement to Open-File Report 76-485; Part A, Summaries to January 1, 1981: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1343-A, 25 p.

Mineral List

Gold

1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.