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Tatlawiksuk Springs

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver
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  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. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307832
Record type Site
Current site name Tatlawiksuk Springs

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -155.76585, 62.04243 (WGS84)
Relative position The Tatlawiksuk Springs occurrence is located in a low marshy area in a valley tributary of Tatlawiksuk River at an elevation of 475 feet (145 m) in the NW1/4 sec. 31, T. 23 N., R. 35 W., of the Seward Meridian. The reporter investigated the site in 1989 and 1992.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McGrath A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McGrath SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McGrath(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Stony River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Siliceous sinter.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 104
USGS model code 25a
Deposit model name Hot-spring Au-Ag
Mark3 model number 45

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 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.
  • Age = Quaternary.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name McGrath

Comments on the workings information

  • 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.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Bundtzen and others, 1991

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Hot Springs gold-silver(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 25a).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-98 T.K. Bundtzen Pacific Rim Geological Consulting

Beyond USGS

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

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