First Chance Creek Placer

The First Chance Creek Placer 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: First Chance Creek Placer

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Tin

Lat, Long: 65.57028, -167.94639

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First Chance Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: First Chance Creek Placer

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: Past Producer
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: MAX. SN CONTENT: 2.7 LB SN/CY OF MINING SECTION, USBM IC 7878, P. 44.

Materials

Ore: Cassiterite

Comments

Comment (Location): UPSTREAM LIMIT OF PLACER TIN; ABOUT 2000 FT ABOVE MOUTH OF GULCH. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): CASSITERITE IN STREAM GRAVEL; GRADE OF PLACER DROPS TO TRACE SN ABOUT 1500-2000 FT ABOVE MOUTH; SN DERIVED FROM CONTACT ZONES OF FELSIC DIKES; SN AND CLAY MINERALS IN DIKE WALLS AND CASSITERITE IN DETRITAL COVER.

Comment (Development): EXTENT OF MINING NOT KNOWN; PROD. PROBABLY CREDITED TO CAPE CR.

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

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-25

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4345, P. 4-7.

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 7878, P. 1, 17-21, 44.

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 6737, P. 18, 20-21, 23, 31-33.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 4, LOC. 7.

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