Headwaters of Kijik River; including Franklin Gulch; Ingersol Gulch; Kellet Creek; and Lincoln Gulch

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003610
MRDS ID A106368
Record type Site
Current site name Headwaters of Kijik River; including Franklin Gulch; Ingersol Gulch; Kellet Creek; and Lincoln Gulch

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -153.63268, 60.62945 (WGS84)
Relative position The headwaters of the Kijik River are approximately 7 km southeast of the eastern tip of Twin Lakes. This location includes Franklin Gulch, Ingersol Gulch, Kellet Creek, and Lincoln Gulch (drainage names not on USGS 1:63,360 scale map). Location could be up to 5 km (or more) away from plotted point.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake and Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Clark C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Lake Clark NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Clark(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Clark(hydrologic unit)

Kvichak-Port Heiden(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Clark National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Not applicable

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -153.63268, 60.62945

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Martin and Katz (1910) report alluvium to be auriferous in headwaters of Kijik River to include Franklin Gulch, Ingersol Gulch, Kellet Creek, and Lincoln Gulch.? the dominant bedrock in the area is a multiphase hypabyssal leucocratic grayish-pink biotite granite pluton with diverse crystallinity and texture (Nelson and others, 1983; unit Ti13).??
  • Age = Placer deposits are Quaternary. The age of the possible source of gold is a Tertiary granite (Nelson and others, 1983, unit Ti13).
  • Age = Host rock is Tertiary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Bristol Bay

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Unknown

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Reserves = No reserves

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Martin and Katz (1910; 1912) reported prospects found in auriferous alluvium.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Martin and Katz, 1910

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)
Deposit Other Comments = Location of the various headwaters is uncertain. No detailed map of area found. Site is in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUN-1998 D.P. Bickerstaff 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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