The Tatlawiksuk Springs is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Tatlawiksuk Springs MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tatlawiksuk Springs
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: McGrath
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: Hot-spring Au-Ag
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Siliceous sinter.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Bundtzen and others (1991) first described Tatlawiksuk Hot Springs, a newly discovered geothermal system in western Alaska. Tatlawiksuk Hot Springs is a fairly alkaline, low-chlorine, sodium bicarbonate spring that is comparable to other Alaskan hot springs related to faulted granitic pluton-sedimentary rock contact zones. The four recognized Tatlawiksuk springs emit hot waters that reach a maximum temperature of 68 degrees Celsius; the springs plumbing system exhibits a north-south alignment parallel to high-angle faults mapped in the area (Bundtzen and others, 1991; Wilson and others, 1998). During State Land Selection resource investigations conducted by the reporter in 1992 (Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Staff, 1993), several grains of placer gold were detected in sinterous material at the northern end of the spring system.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Hot Springs gold-silver(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 25a).
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = During State Land Selection resource investigations conducted by the reporter in 1992 (Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Staff, 1993), several grains of placer gold were detected in sinterous material at the northern end of the spring system.
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Bundtzen and others, 1991
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., Liss, S.E., and Harris, E.E., 1991, Geology and geochemistry of the Tatlawiksuk Hot Springs, a newly discovered geothermal area in western Alaska, in Reger, R.D., ed., Short Notes on Alaska Geology 1991: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 111, p. 21-27.
Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., Dover, J.H., Bradley, D.C., Weber, F.R., Bundtzen, T.K., and Haeussler, P.J., 1998, Geologic map of central (interior) Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 98-133, 17 p., 2 sheetsm, scale 1:500,000.
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