Tow Hill

Past Producer in British Columbia, Canada with commodities Gold, Platinum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038734
MRDS ID M046161
Record type Site
Current site name Tow Hill
Alternate or previous names Graham Island

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -131.83839, 54.07361 (WGS84)
Relative position NE CORNER GRAHAM ISLAND, 58 MI. NORTH QUEEN CHARLOTTE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Prince Rupert(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada British Columbia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -131.83839, 54.07361

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form BEACH SANDS

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: BLACK SAND

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Queen Charlotte Mining Div.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    O'NEILL AND GUNNING, 1934, PT DEPOSITS IN CANADA: CAN. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECON. REPT. 13, P. 81

  • Deposit

    CARMICHAEL AND MOORE, 1930, PLACER MINING IN B. C. : B. C. DEPT. MINES BULL. 2, P. 28 - 31

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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