Mine detail: Encio Gulch (formerly Riddle Gulch)

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 63.22337, -154.7499

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold
Ore: Bismuth, Scheelite
Gangue: Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Sphene, Thorianite, Zircon

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Alteration processes:Auriferous gravels partially cemented by ferricrete, probably due to ground water oxidation.

References

MRDSA012427
DEP10001653
Reference{Deposit:: Brown, J.S., 1926, The Nixon Fork country: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 783. p. 97-144.}{Deposit:: Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1936, Mineral deposits of the Ruby-Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 864-C, 115-245.}{Deposit:: Reed, B.L., and Miller, T.P., 1971, Orientation geochemical soil survey at the Nixon Fork Mines, Medfra quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1312K, p. K1-K21.}{Deposit:: Cobb, E.H., 1974, Synopsis of mineral resources and geology of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1307, 53 pages.}{Deposit:: Patton, W.W., Jr., Moll, E.J., Dutro, J.T., Jr., Silberman, M.L., and Chapman, R.M., 1980, Preliminary geologic map of Medfra quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811-A, 1 sheet, scale l:250,000.}{Deposit:: Fisher, D.G., and Juilliand, J.D., 1986, Mineral deposit types and their characteristics: U.S. Bureau of Land Management Technical Bulletin 3031-1, 134 pages.}
ReporterBundtzen, T.K.