| Deposit ID | 10279110 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 1220600004 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clinton Creek Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Porcupine Pit , Creek Pit, Snowsh, Oe Deposit and Bear Creek Zone |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -140.66957, 64.34478 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 606 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Eagle B-1 OE E(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Eagle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Eagle E OE(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Canada | Yukon Territory* |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Asbestos | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Serpentine | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | -140.66957, 64.34478 |
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| Thickness | 240M | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1350M | ||||||||||||||
| Width | 50M | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 50HA | ||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 100M | ||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1957 |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| District name | Dawson |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cassiar Asbestos Corp. Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 24HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 1220600004 |
NORTHERN MINER, CLINTON CREEK MINE CLOSES TO SOUND OF
AUCTION GAVEL; OCT. 19, 1978, P.A21.
WESTERN MINER, CASSIAR ASBESTOS, MINING-MILLING AT HIGHER
RATES; AUGUST, 1974, P.20,21.
CASSIAR ASBESTOS CORP. LTD. STAFF, THE CLINTON CREEK MINE;
IN MINERAL INDUSTRIES IN WESTERN CANADA, THE TENTH
COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALLURGICAL CONGRESS, SEPT.2-28
1974, SECTION V, ARTICAL B, P.1-16.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 77-RCD-010-PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO CEASE FIRST QUARTER 1978 U PRODUCTION FROM THE BEAR CREEK ZONE IS PROVEN TO BE FEASI 77-RCD-611-BEAR CREEK ZONE EST. TO CONTAIN 6.8MM MT RESOURCE UNDERGROUND MINE BEING STUDIED BECAUSE OF 9:1 STRIP RATIO |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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