Katak Creek

The Katak Creek is a tin mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Katak Creek

Commodity

Primary: Tin

Location

State: Alaska
District: Canning

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:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Mississippian

Name: Conglomerate
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Mississippian

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Cassiterite
Gangue: Ilmenite
Gangue: Magnetite
Gangue: Sphene
Gangue: Tourmaline

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Reed, 1968.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Sn placer

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Angular grains 0.1 to 0.8 millimeters across of cassiterite observed in thin section from in the Kekiktuk Conglomerate. Some cassiterite could still be present in contact zones of Romanzov Mountains granite, or in greisens and pyritic zones in the granite.

Comment (Geology): Age = Placer is Early Mississippian in age and lode from which the placer was likely derived is likely Early Devonian in age.

References

Reference (Deposit): Reed, B.L., 1968, Geology of the Lake Peters area, northeastern Brooks Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1236, 132 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Mount Michelson quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-462, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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