Information About

Goodnews Mining Camp

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 55' 34" N,
161 ° 43' 48" W

Region

Bethel (CA)

Nearest City

Platinum

Elevation

203 ft (61.87 m)

Goodnews Mining Camp in Detail.

About

N of junction of Platinum and Squirrel Creeks, 2 mi. S of Red Mtn. and 25 mi. NE of Cape Newenham, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

Named for the Goodnews Mining Co.; name published in 1950 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This semi-permanent settlement was the largest mining camp in the district in 1940. The camp was established about 1934 when large-scale operations in minin g of platinum-bearing deposits in this area began. (Mertie, 1940, p. 57).

Topo Maps

Hagemeister Island D-6 (1950), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1951), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957), Hagemeister Island (1957),
Places Near Goodnews Mining Camp
Cities:

Mumtrak, Tzahavak,

Bays:

Chagvan Bay, Goodnews Bay,

Capes:

North Spit, South Spit,

Cities:

Platinum,

Cliffs:

Flat Cape,

Hills:

Dome, Dome Hill, Machewik Mountain, Mumtrak Hill, Puyulik Mountain,

Lakes:

Ilanik Lakes, Nanvakfak Lake,

Mountains:

Beluga Hill, Chagvan Mountain, Crater Hill, Kemuk Mountain, Red Mountain, Susie Mountain, Peak T, Thorsen Mountain,

Pillars:

Pinnacle Rock,

Rivers:

Goodnews River, Kinegnak River, Salmon River, Salmon River, Smalls River, Tunulik River, Unaluk River,

Streams:

Anita Creek, Boulder Creek, Case Creek, Clara Creek, Clere Bower, Dome Creek, Dowry Creek, Fog Creek, Happy Creek, Kookukluk Creek, Kookukluk Creek, Last Chance Creek, Last Chance Creek, McCann Creek, Medicine Creek, Nichlson Creek, Platinum Creek, Puyulik Creek, Quartz Creek, Seattle Creek, Shaw Creek, Squirrel Creek, Susie Creek, Tundra Creek, Ukfigag Creek, Wind Creek,

Valleys:

Dry Gulch, Fox Gulch, Snow Gulch,

Cities:

Goodnews Bay, Goodnews Mining Camp, Kinegnak,