Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys.

• Author: Gallion, Mari
• Position: INSIDE ALASKA BUSINESS

The state Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys (DGGS) released airborne geophysical survey data and maps for two subsets of its almost 1,300-square mile Farewell survey, centered approximately 160 miles north-northwest of Anchorage. DGGS completed the data acquisition for these subsets in 2012 and collected additional data for the remaining part of the Farewell survey in summer 2013; these remaining data will be released in 2014. The Farewell survey and its subsets, the 138-square mile Middle Styx, and the 100-square mile Dalzell Creek areas are located in the McGrath mining district. The Farewell survey data is expected to be useful for resource exploration, planning, and public land-use management. Airborne geophysics...