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Ohio Creek Tin

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, 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. 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 10209982
MAS/MILS ID 0020670197
Record type Site
Current site name Ohio Creek Tin

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -149.92223, 63.18148 (WGS84)
Elevation 1020
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(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)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park 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
Fairbanks 020 S 012 W 18 CENTER Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -149.92223, 63.18148
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1969

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BUMINES OFR 5-89, 1989, 29PP.

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRC. 617, 1969, 19PP.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES OFR 24-78, 1978, 274PP.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 758-A, 1973, 10PP.

  • Deposit

    USGS PP 758-B, 1974, 47PP.

  • Deposit

    BUMINES IC 9037, 1985, 19PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT LOCATION IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF DENALI NATIONAL PARK. BUMINES TESTING YIELDED AVERAGE GRADE OF 0.06% SN AND INFERRED RESOURCE OF 1.25 MILLION LBS OF SN FROM ASSUMED 25 MILLION FT3 MINERALIZED ZONE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1991 Buteyn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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