The Headwaters of Kijik River; including Franklin Gulch; Ingersol Gulch; Kellet Creek; and Lincoln Gulch is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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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
Name: Headwaters of Kijik River; including Franklin Gulch; Ingersol Gulch; Kellet Creek; and Lincoln Gulch
State: Alaska
County: na
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Headwaters of Kijik River; including Franklin Gulch; Ingersol Gulch; Kellet Creek; and Lincoln Gulch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Headwaters of Kijik River; including Franklin Gulch; Ingersol Gulch; Kellet Creek; and Lincoln Gulch
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Bristol Bay
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Not applicable
Rocks
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Tertiary
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Production): Production Notes = Unknown
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Martin and Katz (1910) report alluvium to be auriferous in headwaters of Kijik River to include Franklin Gulch, Ingersol Gulch, Kellet Creek, and Lincoln Gulch.? the dominant bedrock in the area is a multiphase hypabyssal leucocratic grayish-pink biotite granite pluton with diverse crystallinity and texture (Nelson and others, 1983; unit Ti13).??
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = Location of the various headwaters is uncertain. No detailed map of area found. Site is in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = No reserves
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Martin and Katz (1910; 1912) reported prospects found in auriferous alluvium.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Martin and Katz, 1910
Comment (Geology): Age = Placer deposits are Quaternary. The age of the possible source of gold is a Tertiary granite (Nelson and others, 1983, unit Ti13).
Comment (Geology): Age = Host rock is Tertiary.
References
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1917, The Lake Clark-central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 655, 162 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-485, 101 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1915, Mineral resources of the Lake Clark-Iditarod region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 622-H, p. 247-271.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., and Reed, B.L., 1981, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral occurrences in the Iliamna, Lake Clark, Lime Hills, and McGrath quadrangles, Alaska - Supplement to Open-File Report 76-485: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-1343-A, 25 p.
Reference (Deposit): Martin, G.C., and Katz, F.J., 1912, A geologic reconnaissance of the Iliamna region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 485, 138 p.
Reference (Deposit): Martin, G.C., and Katz, F.J., 1910, Outline of geology and mineral resources of the Iliamna and Clark lakes region: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 442, 426 p.
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