The Windy Creek is a tungsten, gold, tin, and copper 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Tungsten, Gold, Tin, Copper
Lat, Long: 62.46667, -151.01667
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Windy Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Windy Creek
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tin
Primary: Copper
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
Deposit Type: Placer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Scheelite
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Copper
Ore: Gold
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.
Reference (Deposit): MERTIE, J. B., JR., 1919, PLATINUM-BEARING GOLD PLACERS OF THE KAHILTNA VALLEY: USGS BULL. 692, P. 233-264.
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