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Cape Mountain Lode

Past Producer 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. 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. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10281904
MRDS ID A016030
MAS/MILS ID 0020430001
Record type Site
Current site name Cape Mountain Lode
Alternate or previous names U.S. Tin Corporation
Related records 10003219

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Main Entrance
Geographic coordinates: -167.95763, 65.58395 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Teller C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Teller NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Teller(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Imuruk Basin(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 002 N 045 W 12 SWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Albite Unknown
Apatite Unknown
Beryl Unknown
Biotite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Diopside Unknown
Dolomite Unknown
Epidote Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Garnet Unknown
Goethite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Graphite Unknown
Hornblende Unknown
Ilmenite Unknown
Kaolin Unknown
Lepidolite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Mica Unknown
Microcline Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Oligoclase Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Orthoclase Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Rutile Unknown
Scapolite Unknown
Scheelite Unknown
Sericite Unknown
Sphene Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown
Tremolite Unknown
Vesuvianite Unknown
Zircon Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Main Entrance (1) -167.95763, 65.58395
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N72E
    Dip 15N
    Thickness 0.5M
    Length 46M
    Width 2M
    Area 161HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 SHEAR ZONE
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONATE SILIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PYRITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N72E:15N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 3
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 161
    Date of Last Modification 830503

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1902
Year of first production 1903

Mining district

District name Port Clarence District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Grace Streauch Malone
    ID 5000293
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1946
    Indicated 650mt ore
    Demonstrated 650mt ore
    Inferred 1350mt ore
    Total resources 2000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 7 wt-pct Tin Trace 1946

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • UNPUBLISHED REPORT, 1960, BY F.A. RUTLEDGE, USBM.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PATENTED CLAIMS UNDER M.S. 336, AND M.S. 337 AND M.S. 409. MAJOR WORKINGS ARE ON NORTH STAR AND LUCKY QUEEN CLAIMS. IN 1909 BARTELS TIN MNG CO. PATD. 28 LODE CLAIMS & MILLSITE. BARTELS TIN MINING CO. PATENTED UNDER SURVEY 336 & 337. ALASKA TIN MINING CO. PATENTED UNDER SURVEY 409. NO MILLING CONSIDERED. LOW TONNAGE DICTATES LOST R. CONCEN TRATOR SHOULD BE USED. MINE ACQUISITION COST: $15,000. MINE EXPLORATION COST: $10,000. MINE DEVELOPMENT COST: $20,000. MINE PLANT COST: $65,647. MINE EQUIPMENT COST: $72,500. MINE WORKING CAPITAL: $16,815. PAST PRODUCTION: 6 ST TIN. USGS CRIB D002547

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-1995 Carnes, R. David U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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