Mine detail: Unnamed (southwest of Atigun River Gorge)

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 68.46974, -149.24345

Resource(N)

Primary: Barium-Barite
Ore: Barite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

References

MRDSA012520
DEP10001736
Reference{Deposit:: Cathrall, J.B., Cooley, E.F., Detra, D.E., and *eary, R.M., 1977, A listing and statistical summary of spectrographic and chemical analysis of stream-sediment and rock samples from the Philip Smith Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-244, 79 p.}{Deposit:: Paris, C. 1977, Models of barite deposition with reference to the barite occurrence of Atigun Canyon, central Brooks Range, Alaska: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, special topics paper, 45 p.}{Deposit:: Bundtzen, T.K., and Henning, M.W., 1978, Barite in Alaska: Mines and Geology Bulletin, v. 27, no. 4, p. 1-4.}{Deposit:: Sellars, B.D., 1981, The barite occurrence and stratigraphy of the Siksikpuk Formation in Atigun River gorge, Brooks Range, Alaska: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, M. Sc. thesis, 108 p.}{Deposit:: Menzie, W.D., Reiser, H.N., Brosgi, W.P., and Detterman, R.L., 1985, Map showing distribution of mineral resources (excepting oil and gas) in the Philip Smith Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Investigations Map MF-879-C, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.}
ReporterJ.M. Britton