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Coal Creek Tin

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver, Tin, Tungsten, Mill Concentrate, Zinc
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161108
MAS/MILS ID 0020760063
Record type Site
Current site name Coal Creek Tin
Alternate or previous names Coal 1200-1204, Coal 1300-1304, Coal 1400-1404, Coal 1500-1504, Coal 1600-1604, S&A Group, Coal 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106, Coal 1700-1704

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.87221, 62.99127 (WGS84)
Elevation 884
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna Mountains D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 022 S 012 W 21 SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Silver Primary
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten, Mill Concentrate Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.87221, 62.99127
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 DOMELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 910926

Comments on the geologic information

  • CASSITERITE AND STANNITE ARE THE TIN-BEARING MINERALS. STANNITE ACCOUNTS FOR ONLY 3% OF THE TIN RESOURCE BUT IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF SILVER.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1982

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Houston Oil And Minerals Exploration Co.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Inferred 5000000mt ore
    Total resources 5000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.2 wt-pct Tin Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    SR38 p. 44, No. 66

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 123

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1982

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. E-12

  • Deposit

    ALASKA MINER 8312 p. 24

  • Deposit

    SR33 p. 10

  • Deposit

    SR38 p. 12

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 23-88

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 9037

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

  • Deposit

    USBM UNPB. FIELD REPORT (PARKER, 1991)

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 1-92

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-SEP-1992 Jmk U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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