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Sleitat Mountain Tin

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Arsenic, Tin, Tungsten, Zinc
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209876
MAS/MILS ID 0020920028
Record type Site
Current site name Sleitat Mountain Tin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.0805, 60.04517 (WGS84)
Elevation 520
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dillingham(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor Mountains A-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Taylor Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Taylor Mountains C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Nushagak River(hydrologic unit)

Nushagak River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 001 S 045 W 31 C Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Arsenopyrite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) bu
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 910703

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1983

Mining district

District name Bristol Bay Mining Region

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco Alaska Exploration
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1991

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNERSHIP IS SHARED BETWEEN COMINCO AND AN UNDISCLOSED PARTNER; PERCENTAGE OF EACH SHARE IS UNKNOWN.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Inferred 26000000mt ore
    Total resources 26000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.295 wt-pct Tin Major 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JUL-91 Djb 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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