Kahiltna River

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, REE, Tin, Thorium, Titanium, Uranium, Tungsten, Zirconium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111308
MRDS ID A011829
Record type Site
Current site name Kahiltna River
Related records 10185991

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.75274, 61.98953 (WGS84)
Relative position Carnes (1976, locality 4) defines this placer prospect as covering approximately a four and one-half mile stretch along the Kahiltna River centered at about the middle of the boundary between Sections 21 and 16 in T. 22., R. 18 W. (Cobb, 1972, MF 385, locality 7 and U.S. Bureau of Mines 1973, localities 22, 39, and 59). This site is on upstream extention of the placer site along the same river described in ARDF TY028.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tyonek D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tyonek NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tyonek(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yentna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
REE Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Secondary
Thorium Secondary
Titanium Critical Secondary
Uranium Secondary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Zirconium Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = uranothorianite

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Gold Ore
Monazite Ore
Platinum Ore
Rutile Ore
Scheelite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sphene Gangue
Tourmaline Gangue
Zircon Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.75274, 61.98953

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Quaternary gravels reconcentrated from Tertiary continental rock, glacial deposits or older bedrock to the north in the Talkeetna quadrangle. Samples are reported to contain up to 0.08% uranium and 0.03% thorium (Cobb,1979, OFR 80-86. p. 17). Probably some small production prior to 1919. Drilling for possible dredging was done in the early 1900's. Limited prospecting may have been done more recently.
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Yentna

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Drilling for possible dredging was done in the early 1900's. Limited prospecting may have been done more recently.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cobb, 1979 (OFR 80-86)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer gold (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Deposit Other Comments = See other Kahiltna River occurrences in the Tyonek Quadrangle (ARDF numbers TY028 and TY029) and to the north in the Talkeetna Quadrangle.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1998 Madelyn A. Millholland Millholland & Associates
Reporter 01-JUN-1998 James Riehle U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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