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

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.

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Author(s) Douglas C Kreiner orcid, Keith Labay orcid, Susan M Karl orcid, Nora B Shew orcid, Eric D Anderson orcid, Matthew Granitto orcid, Bronwen Wang orcid, George N Case orcid
Publication Date 2021-06-24
Beginning Date of Data 2021
Ending Date of Data 2021
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CAM3F9
Citation Kreiner, D.C., Labay, K., Karl, S.M., Shew, N.B., Anderson, E.D., Granitto, M., Wang, B., and Case, G.N., 2021, Data and Results for GIS-Based Identification of Areas that have Resource Potential for Lode Gold in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9CAM3F9.
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Metadata Date 2023-04-10
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