Essential Research Materials for Alaska

OK, here you go. My secret weapons. Research is the key to success, and we are lucky to have our state scanning everything of interest to prospectors in Alaska. I spent decades finding this stuff and I usually had to buy it. You get it now for free. Download and save these to your computer. I will add to this list as my time allows.


Principal Gold-Producing Districts of the United States by A. H. Koschmann and M. H. Bergendahl
1968 USGS Professional Paper 610
A description of the geology, mining history, and production of the major gold-mining districts in 21 states
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...text/p0610.PDF


Placer Deposits of Alaska by Edward H. Cobb
1973 USGS Bulletin 1374
An inventory of the placer mines and prospects of Alaska, their history and geologic setting
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...text/b1374.PDF


Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska by Henry C. Berg and Edward H. Cobb
1967 USGS Bulletin 1246
An inventory of the mines and prospects of Alaska and their geologic settings
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...text/b1246.PDF


Significant Metalliferous Lode Deposits and Placer Districts of Alaska by Warren J. Nokleberg, Thomas K. Bundtzen, Henry C. Berg, David A. Brew, Donald Grybeck, Mark S. Robinson, Thomas E. Smith, and Warren Yeend
1987 USGS Bulletin 1786
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...text/b1786.PDF


Mineral Resources of Northern Alaska by the Mineral Industry Research Laboratory edited by Lawrence E. Heiner and Ernest N. Wolff
1969 M.I.R.L. Report No. 16
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/m...t/mirl_n16.PDF


Placer gold sampling in and near the Chugach National Forest, Alaska by R. B. Hoekzema and S.A. Fechner
1986 U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9091
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...ext/ic9091.PDF


Evaluation of selected lode gold deposits in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska by R. B. Hoekzema, S. A. Fechner, and J. M. Kurtak
1986 U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9113
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...ext/ic9113.PDF


Gold Placers of the Historical Fortymile River Region, Alaska by Warren Yeend
1996 USGS Bulletin 2125
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...text/b2125.PDF
Accompanying map http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u.../b2125pt01.PDF


Alaska Resource Data File
Descriptions of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) are published for individual U.S. Geological Survey 1:250,000 scale quadrangles in Alaska. These descriptions were complied from published literature and from unpublished reports and data from industry, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the U.S. Geological Survey and other sources. Compilation of this database is an ongoing process and each report is essentially a progress report. The database contains 7,288 records. Zip format, if you need an unzip utility you can get a Free One Here
http://tin.er.usgs.gov/ardf/ardf.zip


Fineness of Gold from Alaska Placers by Philip S. Smith
1937 USGS Bulletin 910-C
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...ext/b0910c.PDF
Accompanying map http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/u...b0910cpt03.PDF


A Summary of Gold Fineness Values from Alaska Placer Deposits by Paul A. Metz and D.B. Hawkins
1981 Mineral Industry Research Laboratory
http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/m...t/mirl_n45.PDF
Accompanying map http://www.dggs.alaska.gov/webpubs/m..._n45_sht01.PDF


General Alaska Mining Rights & Requirements
http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medial...uide_12-09.pdf


Generally Allowed Uses on State Land
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/factsht/gen_allow_use.pdf


Alaska Mining Laws & Regulations Booklet
http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/mining/2009Reg_book.pdf


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