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Data and Results for GIS-Based Identification of Areas that have Resource Potential for Lode Gold in Alaska

Data Download [Various] | Metadata | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 2021 - 2021


This data release contains the analytical results and evaluated source data files of geospatial analyses for identifying areas in Alaska that may be prospective for different types of lode gold deposits, including orogenic, reduced-intrusion-related, epithermal, and gold-bearing porphyry. The spatial analysis is based on queries of statewide source datasets of aeromagnetic surveys, Alaska Geochemical Database (AGDB3), Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF), and Alaska Geologic Map (SIM3340) within areas defined by 12-digit HUCs (subwatersheds) from the National Watershed Boundary dataset. The packages of files available for download are:

  1. LodeGold_Results_gdb.zip - The analytical results in geodatabase polygon feature classes which contain the scores for each source dataset layer query, the accumulative score, and a designation for high, medium, or low potential and high, medium, or low certainty for a deposit type within the HUC. The data is described by FGDC metadata. An mxd file, and cartographic feature classes are provided for display of the results in ArcMap. An included README file describes the complete contents of the zip file.
  2. LodeGold_Results_shape.zip - Copies of the results from the geodatabase are also provided in shapefile and CSV formats. The included README file describes the complete contents of the zip file.
  3. LodeGold_SourceData_gdb.zip - The source datasets in geodatabase and geotiff format. Data layers include aeromagnetic surveys, AGDB3, ARDF, lithology from SIM3340, and HUC subwatersheds. The data is described by FGDC metadata. An mxd file and cartographic feature classes are provided for display of the source data in ArcMap. Also included are the python scripts used to perform the analyses. Users may modify the scripts to design their own analyses. The included README files describe the complete contents of the zip file and explain the usage of the scripts.
  4. LodeGold_SourceData_shape.zip - Copies of the geodatabase source dataset derivatives from ARDF and lithology from SIM3340 created for this analysis are also provided in shapefile and CSV formats. The included README file describes the complete contents of the zip file.

Author(s): Karl, S. M.; Kreiner, D. C.; Case, G. N. D.; Labay, K. A.; Shew, N. B.; Granitto, M.; Wang, B.; Anderson, E. D.

Suggested Citation:
Karl, S. M., Kreiner, D. C., Case, G. N. D., Labay, K. A., Shew, N. B., Granitto, M., Wang, B. and Anderson, E. D., 2021, Data and results for GIS-based identification of areas that have resource potential for lode gold in Alaska (ver. 1.1, April 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CAM3F9.

Version History:
First release: June 2021
Revised: April 2023 (ver. 1.1)

Referenced Publication(s):

Karl, S. M., D. C. Kreiner, G. N. D. Case, N. B. Shew, M. Granitto, B. Wang, and E. D. Anderson. 2021. GIS-Based Identification of Areas that have Resource Potential for Lode Gold in Alaska. USGS Open-File Report 2021-1041:75 p., 9 plates. doi:10.3133/ofr20211041


DataID: 561 | doi:10.5066/P9CAM3F9 | Date Posted Online: 2021-06-24 | Last Updated: 2023-04-12 17:05:47

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