Medfra Quadrangle References

Anderson, G.M., and Macqueen, R.W., 1988, Mississippi Valley Type lead-zinc deposits, in, Roberts, R.G., and Sheahan, P.A., eds., Ore deposit models:  Geoscience Canada reprint series 3, Ottawa, Canada, p. 79-90.
Andrews, Tom, 1978, Summary of Progress, Doyon Project, Mystery Mountains, (Block 10), WGM Inc. Report, 24 pages (Doyon Proprietary Report 78-42). 
Andrews, Tom, and Rishel, John, 1982, Annual Report for 198, Reef Ridge I-to-XIII Project Areas, Kuskokwim Block, Alaska:  WGM Inc., Project Report 4, Anchorage, Alaska, 45 pages, two sheets at 1:63,360 and 1:20,000 scales. (Doyon Proprietary Report)
Bell, J.D., 1983, Mystery Mountains Area, Block 10, Doyon Region, Kuskokwim District:  Hecla Mining Company Summary Report, 25 pages.
Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous lode deposits of Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 pages. 
Bliss, J.D., ed., Developments in mineral deposit modeling:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin  2004, 168 pages.
Blodgett, R.B., 1982, Stratigraphy of Reef Ridge project area:  WGM Inc., Anchorage, Alaska, Reef Ridge Project area, Block 10, Doyon region: 34 pages.
Brooks, A.H., 1916, Antimony deposits of Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 649, 67 pages.
Brown, J.S., 1926, The Nixon Fork country:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 783. p. 97-144.
Bundtzen, T.K., Cox, B.C., and Veach, N.C., 1987, Heavy mineral provenance studies in the Iditarod and Innoko districts, western Alaska:  Process Mineralogy VII, The Metallurgical Society, p. 221-246.
Bundtzen, T.K., Laird, G.M., Harris, E.E., and Clautice, K.H., 1994, Geologic map of the Lime Hills C-5 and C-6 quadrangles, Alaska:  Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File Report 94-40, 30 pages, one sheet at 1:63,360 scale. 
Bundtzen, T.K., and Miller, M.L., 1997, Precious metals associated with Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary igneous rocks of southwestern Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Economic Geology Monograph #9, Mineral Deposits of Alaska, p. 242-286.
Bundtzen, T.K., Harris, E.E., and Gilbert, W.G., 1997, Geologic Map of the eastern McGrath quadrangle, Alaska:  Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 97-14, 34 pages, one sheet at 1:125,000 scale. 
Bundtzen, T.K., Pinney, D.S., and Laird, G.M., 1997, Preliminary geologic map and descriptive data tables for the Ophir C-1 and western Medfra C-6 quadrangles, Alaska:  Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File Report 97-46, 15 pages, one sheet at 1:63,360 scale. 
Bundtzen, T.K., Swainbank, R.C., Clough, A.H., Henning, M.W., and Hansen, E.W., 1994, Alaska's Mineral Industry-1993:  Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 48, 84 pages. 
Bundtzen, T.K., Swainbank, R.C., Clough, A.H., Henning, M.W., and Hansen, E.W., 1996, Alaska's Mineral Industry-1995:  Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 50, 82 pages.
Burleigh, R.E., 1992, Examination of the Win tin prospect, west-central Alaska:  U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 92-92, 23 pages.
Burleigh, R.E., 1992, Tin mineralization at the Won prospect, west-central Alaska:  U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 85-92, 19 pages.
Clautice, K.H., Bowman, N.D., Clough, J.G., Gilbert, W.G., Kline, J.T., Smith, T.E., and Blodgett, R.B., 1993, Land Selection Unit 8 (Kantishna River, Ruby, and Medfra quadrangles):  References, lead isotope, geochemical, and major oxide data:  Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Public Data File Report 93-8, 42 pages.
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field studies Map MF-365, one sheet at 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1974, Placer Deposits of Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 pages.
Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences in the Beaver, Bettles, and Medfra quadrangles:  U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 78-94, 54 pages.
Cox, D.P. and Singer, D.A., eds., 1986, Mineral deposit models:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, 379 pages.
Cutler, S., 1994, Geology and mineralization of the Nixon Fork,skarn:  unpublished M.S. Thesis, Fairbanks, Alaska, University of Alaska, 133 pages.
DiMarchi, J.J., Weglarz, T.B., Freeman, L.K., Nicholson, L.C., and Barker, J.C., 1992, Annual Report for 1992--Doyon Option Lands, Block 10: ASA Inc. Report, 121 pages (Doyon Proprietary Report).
DiMarchi, J.J., Weglarz, T.B., Adams, D.D., Huber, J., and West, A.W., 1994, Annual Report for 1993--Doyon Option Lands, Volume 1: ASA Inc. Report, 187 pages (Doyon Proprietary Report).
DiMarchi, J.J., and Frantz, P.S., 1997, Annual Report for 1997Doyon Option Lands, Block 10:  ASA Inc.-Montague Gold Joint Venture Report, Volume II, 189 pages (Doyon Proprietary Report).
Dutro, T.T. Jr., and Patton,W.W. Jr., 1982, New Paleozoic Formations in the northern Kuskokwim Mountains, west-central Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1529-H, p. H13-H22. 
Eakin, H.M., 1914, The Iditarod-Ruby region, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 578, 45 pages.
Fair, E.E., and Bright, T.D., 1989, Reef Ridge Project:  Pasminco Exploration Report, Doyon Ltd. Report 89-23, 32 pages (Doyon Proprietary Report).
Fisher, D.G., and Juilliand, J.D., 1986, Mineral deposit types and their characteristics:  U.S. Bureau of Land Management Technical Bulletin 3031-1, 134 pages.
Freeman, Larry, 1996, A progress report on the Nixon Fork underground gold mine, McGrath-McKinley district, Alaska:  Abstract preprint of the 15th Biennial Conference on Alaskan Mining, Alaska Miners Association, Fairbanks, Alaska, p. 36.
Glover, A. E., 1942, Placer Gold Fineness: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Report MR195-1, 31 pages.
Herreid, Gordon, 1966, Geology and geochemistry of the Nixon Fork area, Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geologic Report 22, 34 pages, one sheet at 1:20,000 scale.
King, H.D., Cooley, E.F., and Spiesman, D.L., 1983, Distribution of gold and silver in nonmagnetic and magnetic heavy mineral concentrate and minus 80 mesh stream sediment samples and ash of aquatic bryophyte samples, Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811K.
King, H.D., Risoli, D.A., and Galland, W.W., 1983, Distrbution and abundance of molybdenum, tin, and tungsten in heavy mineral concentrate samples, Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 80-811J.
King, H.D., Risoli, D.A., Cooley, E.F., O'Leary, R.M., Speckman, W.A., Speisman, D.L., and Galland, D.W., 1980, Final results and statistical summary of analyses of geochemical samples from the Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811F, 134 pages.
Kline, J.T., and Bundtzen, T.K., 1986, Two glacial records from west-central Alaska:  Alaska Geological Society Special Report, p.123-150. 
Martin, G.C., 1922, Gold lodes in the Upper Kuskokwim region:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 864D, p. 149-161.
Mertie, J.B. Jr., 1936, Mineral deposits of the Ruby-Kuskokwim region, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 864D, p. 115-245.
Mertie, J.B. Jr., and Harrington, G.L., 1924, The Ruby-Kuskokwim Region, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 754, 129 pages.
Miller, T.P., Moll, E.J., and Patton, W.W. Jr., 1980, Uranium and thorium rich volcanic rocks of the Sischu Creek area, Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-803, 27 pages.
Moll, E.J., Silberman, M.L., and Patton, W.W. Jr., 1981, Chemistry, mineralogy, and K-Ar ages of igneous and metamorphic rocks of the Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811C, 15 pages, two sheets at 1:250,000 scale.
Mosher, Greg, 1990, Reef Ridge Project:  Pasminco Exploration Ltd., Doyon Ltd. Report 92-72, 19 pages (Doyon Proprietary Report).
Newberry, R.J., Allegro, G.L., Cutler, S.E., Hagen-Levelle, J.H., Adams, D.D., Nicholson, L.C., Weglarz, T.B., Bakke, A.A., Clautice, K.H., Coulter, G.A., Ford, M.J., Meyers, G.L., and Szumigala, D.J., 1997, Skarn deposits of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds.,  Economic Geology Monograph #9, Mineral Deposits of Alaska, p. 355-395.
Newkirk, S.R., Puchner, C.C., Tolbert, R.S., 1990, Recent developments at the Nixon Fork project, southwest-central Alaska:  Journal of the Alaska Miners Association, vol. 18, no. 12, p.18.  
Patton, W.W. Jr., and Moll, E.J., 1983, Mineral resources assessment map of the Medfra quadrangle:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811G, one sheet at 1:250,000.
Patton, W.W. Jr., Moll, E.J., and Cady, J.W., 1982, Aeromagnetic interpretation of the Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811E, 14 pages, 2 sheets at 1:250,000 scale.
Patton, W.W. Jr., Moll, E.J., Dutro, J.T., Jr., Silberman, M.L., and Chapman, R.M., 1980, Preliminary geologic map of the Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811, one sheet at 1:250,000 scale.
Reed, B.L., and Miller, T.P., 1971, Orientation geochemical soil survey at the Nixon Fork Mines, Medfra quadrangle, Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312K, p. K1-K21.
Schmidt, J.M., 1997, Strata-bound carbonate-hosted zinc-lead and copper deposits of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Economic Geology Monograph #9, Mineral Deposits of Alaska, p. 90-119.
Silberman, M.L., O'Leary, R.M., Gray, B.G., and Patton, W.W. Jr., 1984, Trace-metl aonomalies associated with silicification and argillic alteration in a rhyolite flow-dome complex in volcanic rocks of the Nowitna River area, Medfra quadrangle, Alaska, in, Coonrad, W.L., and Elliott, R.L., The United States Geological Survey in Alaska: accomplishments during 1981:  U.S. Geological Survey 868, p.32-34.
Smith, P.S, 1926, The mineral industry in Alaska in 1924:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 783, 166 pages.
Smith, P.S., 1930, The mineral industry of Alaska in 1927:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 810, 64  pages.
Smith, P.S., 1930, The mineral industry in Alaska in 1929:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 813, 72 pages. 
Smith, P. S., 1931, The Mineral Industry of Alaska in 1930:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 836A, 115 pages.
Smith, P.S., 1941, Fineness of gold from Alaska placers:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 910C, p. 147-271.
Smith, P.S., 1941, Past lode gold production from Alaska:  U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917C, p. 159-212.
Stratman, J.M., 1995, Nixon Fork mine in production:  Journal of Alaska Miners Association, vol. 23, no. 12, p. 6, 14.
Swainbank, R.C., Bundtzen, T.K., Clough, A.H., and Henning, M.W., 1997, Alaska's Mineral Industry-1996:  Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Special Report 51, 68 pages.
Swanson, Mel, 1995, The life and times of the Nixon Fork Mine:  Alaska Miners Association Abstracts with program, p. 43. 
Thorson, R. M., and Guthrie, R.D., 1982, Stratigraphy of the Colorado Creek Mammoth locality, Alaska:  Quaternary Research, vol. 37, no.2, p. 214-278. 
White, M.G., and Stevens, J.M., 1953, Reconnaissance for radioactive minerals in the Ruby-Poorman and Nixon Fork districts, west-central Alaska, in 1949:  U.S. Geological Survey Circular 279, 19 pages.  
Williams J.A., 1961, Report for the year 1960 of the Division of Mines and Minerals:  Alaska Department of Natural Resources Special Report, 88 pages.