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Lost River Tin Mine

Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10067307
MRDS ID W000008
Record type Site
Current site name Lost River Tin Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -167.17004, 65.17398 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teller SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary
Beryllium Critical Primary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chrysoberyl Ore
Fluorite Ore
Galena Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stannite Ore
Wolframite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -167.17004, 65.17398
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: COMPLEX ORE SHOOTS ALONG DIKES IN AND ABOVE CUPULA OF GRANITE. ABOVE A THRUST FAULT.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ITEMS 8 & 9 = MAIN LODE, ITEM 10 = PLACER, ITEM 11 = LODE. MINE BEING REOPENED FOR SN, F, W, AG, BASE METALS

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 1 = TOTAL RESERVES + POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF TIN. LARGEST DOMESTIC LODE RESERVE OF TIN KNOWN IN U.S. LARGEST DOMESTIC RESERVES OF CAF2 IN SINGLE MINE AREA IN U.S. ITEM 2 = CAMP CREEK #2 ORE ZONE. ITEM 3 = LOST R. MINE #1 ORE ZONE.
  • ITEMS 1 - 5 = MEASURED + INDICATED RESERVES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1971 Sainsbury, C.L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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