Riley Creek Mine, Shungnak Mining District, Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Riley Creek Mine | Mine |
| Shungnak Mining District | Mining District |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
67° 2' 20'' North , 156° 53' 49'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Area mined was a high, steep, and dry tributary of Riley Creek (Smith and Mertie, 1930, p. 336).
Location: Location at head of Riley Creek 3000 ft. (1 km) northeast of Shields Mountain in the Cosmos Hills, in T. 19 N., R. 9 E., Kateel River Meridian. Shown as locality 28 in Mayfield and Grybeck (1978). Location accurate to within 1000 ft. (300 m).
Geology: Eluvial placer 200 m long, less than 10 m wide and about 2 m thick in high, steep and dry tributary to Riley Creek. Much of Au in bedrock crevices; also visible free Au is in quartz veins in drainage basin. Basin contains colluvium composed of slate, limestone and quartz gravel, and a few large greenstone boulders, up to 2 ft (0.6 m) in diameter, probably of glacofluvial origin (Fritts, 1970, p.58)
Workings: Surface.
Commodities (Major) - Au
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Placer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | AR017 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
- Brooks RangeMountain Range
- Rocky MountainsMountain Range
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Angayucham TerraneAccretionary Complex
- Brooks Range DomainVolcanic Arc
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