New Golden Zone Prospect, Valdez Creek Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USAi
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New Golden Zone Prospect | Prospect |
Valdez Creek Mining District | Mining District |
Denali Borough | Borough |
Alaska | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
63° 15' 36'' North , 149° 49' 47'' West
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Mindat Locality ID:
199109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199109:6
GUID (UUID V4):
b071b894-5317-46a6-acb9-8fdf2fdf6c76
Location: The New Golden Zone placer gold prospect is on a north-flowing tributary to the West Fork Chulitna River, about 5.3 miles below the foot of West Fork Glacier. The map site is in the NW1/4 of sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 12 W., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This is location E-2 of Balen (1990: OFR 34-90).
Geology: The drainage basin of the West Fork Chulitna River locally contains auriferous lode deposits, but the specific source of the gold in the New Golden Zone placer deposit is unknown.
Workings: There are only surface workings.
Age: Quaternary.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
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