The Stevens Creek Tungsten Occurrence is a tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,349 feet.
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
Elevation: 2,349 Feet (716 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 60.95, -157.35500
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Stevens Creek Tungsten Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stevens Creek Tungsten Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
District: Aniak
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: Hornfels
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Hornfels
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Wolframite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Development): FLOAT SAMPLE FOUND BY USGS IN 1940'S.
Comment (Deposit): WOLFRAMITE IN VEIN QUARTZ FLOAT APPARENTLY WEATHERED FROM CONTACT-METAMORPHIC ZONE NORTH OF TAYLOR MTNS. GRANITE STOCK; FOUND ON RIDGE W OF HEAD OF STEVENS CREEK.
Comment (Geology): SEDIMENTARY ROCKS OF KUSKOKWIM GROUP ALTERED TO HORNFELS IN CONTACT AUREOLE AROUND TAYLOR MTNS. TERTIARY GRANITE STOCK.
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-384, LOC. 7 (APPROXIMATE LOCATION). 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-MF-384-7
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 76-606, P. 76 (1976).
Reference (Deposit): USGS PROF. PAPER 268, P. 121, PLATE 1 (1955).
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-384, LOC. 7 (1972).
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