Sithylemenkat Pluton

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 10160290
MAS/MILS ID 0020390061
Record type Site
Current site name Sithylemenkat Pluton

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -151.14647, 66.02603 (WGS84)
Elevation 740
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 A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bettles SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bettles C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 014 N 017 W 21 E2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -151.14647, 66.02603

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1969

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

    BUMINES IC 9037

  • Deposit

    BUMINES IC 9104

  • Deposit

    DOE OFR GJBX-178, 1981

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 59-83

  • Deposit

    AK DNR GEOL. REP. 35, 1969

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 1312-J, J1-J10

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 73-219

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER DEPOSITS IN CREEKS DRAINING THE PLUTON CONTAIN UP TO 0.4 LB/YD3 SN (BUMINES TEST RESULTS). BEDROCK SAMPLES CONTAIN UP TO 2300 PPM SN WITH ANOMALOUS VALUES FOR MN, PB, ZN, AS, BI, CS, CU, RB, W.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1991 Buteyn 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.