The Kiwalik River Tungsten Occurrence is a tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 feet.
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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: 1,201 Feet (366 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 65.47361, -161.47917
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Kiwalik River Tungsten Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kiwalik River Tungsten Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairhaven
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Tourmaline Alteration Along Closely Spaced Fractures.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Tourmaline
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS MF-389, LOC. 6; USGS CIRCULAR 614, FIG. 2, SAMPLE LOC. 36. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED SCHEELITE FOUND IN PYRITE-TOURAMALINE-QUARTZ VEIN MATERIAL IN FROST-RIVEN RUBBLE (TALUS) NEAR CONTACT BETWEEN ANDESITE AND QUARTZ MONZONITE.
Comment (Workings): NONE
Comment (Geology): HOOK-SHAPED QUARTZ MONZONITE QUARTZ CREEK PLUTON IS SURROUNDED BY 18 MI. LONG, 2-5 MI. WIDE N 15 DEGREES W-TRENDING ALTERED ZONE IN JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS ANDESITIC VOLCANIC ROCKS.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-389-8
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 76-866, P. 36 (1976).
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRCULAR 614, P. 4-6, 12, 16-18, FIG. 2, SAMPLE LOC. 36 (1969).
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-389, LOC. 8 (1972)
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