The Arolik River is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Arolik River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Arolik River
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Bethel
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
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hoare and Cobb, 1977
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Arolik River flood plain is about 1/2 mile wide in this area, an apparently nonglaciated part of the river near the mouths of Snow Gulch (GO034) and Fox Creek (032), each containing productive gold placer deposits. Much exploration took place on Arolik River, especially in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and some local mining apparently occurred in 1932 (Hoare and Cobb, 1977, p. 27). Additional information about placer deposits along the river is not available.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Comment (Geology): Age = Quaternary.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
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.
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