The Tsirku River Gold Placer Occurrence is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,050 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 1,050 Feet (320 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 59.27917, -136.34361
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Tsirku River Gold Placer Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tsirku River Gold Placer Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Porcupine
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1984
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Silt
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLE NO. 170: 2.504 PPM AU, 0.35 PPM AG-USBM 173-84, APPNDX
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Location): USBM OF 173-84, MAP LOCATION 120. LOCATION IS MOUTH OF SMALL, UNNAMED TRIBUTARY ON N SIDE OF TSIRKU RIVER. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLE TAKEN IN 1984; USBM 173-84, SAMPLE NO. 170. AREA WAS WORKED IN EARLY 1900'S, BUT CLAIMS WERE ABANDONED
Comment (Workings): OCCURRENCE ONLY
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS PAL PORCUPINE SLATE ; REG.COM: SOURCE OF PLACER GOLD IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): ANOLMALOUS GOLD VALUES IN STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM OF 173-84, MAP NUMBER 170 (1984)
Reference (Deposit): USGS B 699, P. 18, 19 (1919)
Reference (Deposit): USGS P 832, PLATE 1 (1974)
Reference (Other Database): USBM-OF-173-84-120
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