Kiwalik River Tungsten Occurrence

The Kiwalik River Tungsten Occurrence is a tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,201 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

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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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