Red Fox Prospect

The Red Fox Prospect 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: Red Fox Prospect  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Tin

Lat, Long: 65.67139, -167.53944

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Red Fox Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Fox Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Tin


Location

State: Alaska


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

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SELECTED SPECIMENS CONTAIN UP TO 0.34% SN


Materials

Ore: Stannite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite


Comments

Comment (Deposit): MATERIAL ON DUMP: SLATE CUT BY QUARTZ STRINGERS; PYRITE AND STANNITE PRESENT

Comment (Workings): SHALLOW SHAFT, TRENCHES AND SHALLOW PITS.

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: (POTATO MTN.) ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

Comment (Location): USBM RI 6587, FIG. 22, P. 69. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 933, P. 90-91.

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 6587, P. 67-69.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 5, LOC. 21.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-02


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