The Kiruktagiak River is a phosphorus-phosphates mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,281 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: 3,281 Feet (1,000 Meters)
Commodity: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Lat, Long: 68.375, -152.85830
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Kiruktagiak River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kiruktagiak River
Commodity
Primary: Phosphorus-Phosphates
Tertiary: REE
Tertiary: Vanadium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Colville Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1949
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): BLACK CHERT & SLATE MEMBER OF THE LATE MISSISSIPPIAN ALPAH LIMESTONE OCCURS IN THE AREA. ROCKS OF PHOSPATIC ZONE ARE CHIEFLY A MIXTURE OF PHOSPHATIC MATERIAL. CACO3, SILT, & CLAY; IN PLACES SECONDARY PURPLE FLOURITE IS IN BEDDING SURFACES & IN VEINLETS. PHOSPHATIC MATERIAL IN PELLETS (OOLITES) AS MUCH AS 10MM LONG; COMPOSED OF CARBONATE-FLOUR- APALITE. ALL SAMPLES CONTAIN CALCITE, DOLOMITE, FLOUTITE, % QUARTZ. FURNACE GRADE PHOSPHATE ROCK, 25% P2O5, OCCURS IN A THICKNESS OD AS MUCH AS 37", BUT NO THICKNESS OF ACID-GRAE GRADE PHOSPHATE ROCK (31% P2O5) EXCEEDS 16" (P302A, MIRL 16)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 022-001
Reference (Deposit): P302A pp. 1-2, 9-11
Reference (Deposit): P303G P. 497.
Reference (Deposit): OF75-628 P. 51.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF109-78 P.21.
Reference (Deposit): B1139 P. 50.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF36-79 P. 16.
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 16 P. 3.
Reference (Deposit): GSA6612 P. 1705.
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