The United States Geological Survey has begun a state-wide study of Alaskan gold deposits. The immediate goals are to determine the relationship of gold in placer deposits to possible primary sources, to determine how nuggets form, to contribute to existing knowledge of principles for prospecting for placer deposits, and determine if minerals associated with placer deposits might suggest important deposits of other metals. The project started in 1982 with a study of placer mines in the Brooks Range.
Additional publication details
Publication type:
Conference Paper
Publication Subtype:
Conference Paper
Title:
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ALASKAN GOLD PROJECT.
Issue:
69
Year Published:
1984
Language:
English
Publisher:
Univ of Alaska
Publisher location:
Fairbanks, AK, USA
Larger Work Title:
University of Alaska, Mineral Industry Research Laboratory, MIRL Report