Hot Springs Pluton Region

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136026
MAS/MILS ID 0020390063
Record type Site
Current site name Hot Springs Pluton Region

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -150.88321, 66.33464 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bettles B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bettles SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bettles(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 017 N 016 W 01 NENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -150.88321, 66.33464

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1980

Mining district

District name Koyukuk District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 59-83

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATION DATA GIVEN IS FOR ONE ANOMALOUS OCCURRENCE OF SN. OTHER ANOMALIES OCCUR IN SEC. 16, T17N, R15W, AND IN SEC. 7 AND 18, T18N, R17W. (ANOMALOUS VALUES RANGED BETWEEN 1000 PPM AND 7000 PPM IN PANNED CONCENTRATES.)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.