AKA: none
Other ID: V-1-67-BS
Status: Completed
Organization(s): United States Bureau of Mines
Funding Program(s):
Principal Investigator(s):
Affiliate Investigator(s): Alvin Lense, Oleg Terichow, Richard Jenkins
Information Specialist(s):
Data Type(s): Location-Elevation: Navigation, Sampling: Geology, Visual Identification: Submersible Observations
Scientific Purpose/Goals: Sampling and drilling of the bottom sediments for the distribution of gold.
Vehicle(s):
Start Port/Location:
End Port/Location:
Start Date: 1967-01-01
End Date: 1967-01-01
Equipment Used: scuba, drillcore, RayDist, precisionrangingsystem, sextant, Shipekgrab
Information to be Derived: Pebble lithology and roundess, texture, stratigraphic and lithologic correlation of drill holes, clay, heavy minerals, pollen, foraminifera, ostracoda, mollusca, and radiocarbon dating studies.
Summary of Activity and Data Gathered: physical data holdings
Staff: Dave Hopkins, Hans Nelson, Dick Tagg, Frank Wang
Affiliate Staff:
Alvin Lense (USBM) - Project Chief
Oleg Terichow (USBM) - Assistant Project Chief
Gary Smyres (USBM) - Extractive Metallurgist
Richard Jenkins (USBM) - Mechanical Engineer
Bert Barnes (USBM) - Geophysicist
Notes: Staff information imported from InfoBank
Alvin Lense (USBM) - Project Chief
Oleg Terichow (USBM) - Assistant Project Chief
Poston (USBM) - Geophysicist
Aldrich (USBM) - Drill Foreman
Miller (USBM) - Driller
Short (USBM) - Becker Drill Engineer
Melhorn (USBM) - Becker Drill Engineer
Gary Smyres (USBM) - Extractive Metallurgist
Rickel (USBM) - Analytical Chemist
Kimrey (USBM) - Mineralogist
Dave Hopkins (USGS Western Region) - Project Chief
Dick Tagg (USGS Western Region) - Deputy Project Chief
Hans Nelson (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Frank Wang (USGS Western Region) - Geologist
Leo (USBM) - Electronic Technician
Richard Jenkins (USBM) - Mechanical Engineer
Tuchek (USBM) - Safety Engineer
Stephenson (USBM) - Geophysicist
Cruickshank (USBM) - Mining Engineer
Bert Barnes (USBM) - Geophysicist
Location:
Alaska
| Boundaries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| North: 65.75 | South: 50.25 | West: 160.25 | East: -155.25 |
Platform(s):
Virginia City |
Nelson, C.H., Pierce, D.E., Leong, K.W., and Wang, F.F.H., 1972, Mercury distribution in Ancient and Modern Sediment of Northeastern Bering Sea: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 72-0268, http://www.dggs.dnr.state.ak.us/webpubs/usgs/of/text/of72-0268.PDF.
| Survey Equipment | Survey Info | Data Type(s) | Data Collected |
|---|---|---|---|
| scuba | --- | Submersible Observations | |
| drillcore | --- | Geology | |
| RayDist | --- | Navigation | |
| precisionrangingsystem | --- | Navigation | |
| sextant | --- | Navigation | |
| Shipekgrab | --- | Geology |
