The Kisaralik River (Riglagalik River) is a tin and gold mine located in Alaska.
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Kisaralik River (Riglagalik River) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kisaralik River (Riglagalik River)
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Aniak
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:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Placer Au-PGE
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE; with cassiterite ? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Kisaralik River is a large drainage that heads in the eastern part of the Bethel quadrangle. Fine gold (Brooks, 1912, p. 41) and cassiterite in heavy mineral concentrates (Martin, 1919, p. 43) have been reported at unkown locations on the Rigagalik River, an early name for the Kisaralik River (Hoare and Cobb, 1977, p. 21). Whereas placer gold is likely to have been found along many parts of Kisaralik River, such as at Golden Gate Falls (BH005), the presence of cassiterite has not been verified. For this record, the location of these reported occurrences is arbitrarily placed in the upper part of the river.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Reconnaissance exploration for placer deposits has occurred along many parts of the Kisaralik River.
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hoare and Cobb, 1977
References
Reference (Deposit): Martin, G.C., 1919, Alaska Mining Industry in 1917: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 692, p. 11-42
Reference (Deposit): Hoare, J.M., and Cobb, E.H., 1977, Mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bethel, Goodnews, and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-156, 98 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Bethel quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-455, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H., 1912, The Alaska mining industry in 1911, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, 1911: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 520, p. 17-44.
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