Lime Peak Skarn Occurrence

The Lime Peak Skarn Occurrence is a tin mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Lime Peak Skarn Occurrence

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Tin

Lat, Long: 65.66667, -146.66528

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Lime Peak Skarn Occurrence MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Lime Peak Skarn Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska
District: Tolovana/Lime Peak

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Paleocene

Name: Granite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Paleocene

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SN VALVES DETECTED IN LIMESTONE AND POSSIBLE CALC-SILICATES NEAR INTRUSIVE CONTACT

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: LIME PEAK PLUTON ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Location): USBM OFR 31-85, FIG. 6, SAMPLE CI 28 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-83-170B-28

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 31-85, P. 15, 37

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