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Serpentine Hot Springs

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Tin
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10135785
MAS/MILS ID 0020440011
Record type Site
Current site name Serpentine Hot Springs
Alternate or previous names Hot Springs Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -164.71173, 65.85623 (WGS84)
Elevation 158
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Bendeleben NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bendeleben(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Shishmaref(hydrologic unit)

Northern Seward Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 005 N 029 W 02 SESWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -164.71173, 65.85623
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B229 pp. 17, 28

  • Deposit

    TDM5R p. 41

  • Deposit

    SR12

  • Deposit

    E&MJ 7905 p. 80, No. 36

  • Deposit

    MTA 82 No. A-35

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REPORTS OF TIN AND MERCURY IN AREA. URANIUM ON KARDEX DOE TO RADIOACTIVE ANOMALY IN AREA, WHICH IS NORMAL IN ASSOCIATION WITH GRANITIC ROCK EXPOSURES. TIN THOUGH REPORTED AS LODE MAY BE PLACER FROM MIDNIGHT MOUNTIN. CINNABAR REPORTED FROM HEADWATERS OF SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-86 Sbh 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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