MINING NEWS: Alaska releases bedrock geological maps for Pogo area

Patricia Liles

Mining News editor

The Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys has published a new bedrock geologic map of the Salcha River-Pogo area in the central Big Delta quadrangle of Alaska.

The bedrock geologic map, released in late March, covers approximately 435 square miles within parts of the Fairbanks and Goodpaster mining districts, including the Pogo gold deposit, an area seeing a resurgence of claim staking activity in recent months.

The map provides ground-truth geologic mapping, conducted during the summers of 2000 through 2002, of the southern portion of the Salcha River-Pogo airborne geophysical survey released in 2000 by the division.

The map shows the distribution of bedrock units and structures, as well as other supporting geologic data. It also provides information useful for guiding exploration for new mineral resources in the area and for locating bedrock engineering-material sites.

The publication is available as a 1:63,360-scale, full-color paper map sheet with a 19-page booklet containing explanatory text and tables, and as digital GIS files. The report is available for the cost of reproduction.

Maps can be inspected and purchased from the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, 3354 College Rd., Fairbanks AK 99709-3707 and from the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Public Information Center, 550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1260, Anchorage AK 99501.