Stevens Creek Tungsten Occurrence

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

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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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