The Lost River Tin Mine is a fluorine-fluorite, tin, tungsten, and beryllium 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: Fluorine-Fluorite, Tin, Tungsten, Beryllium
Lat, Long: 65.17472, -167.16667
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Lost River Tin Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lost River Tin Mine
Commodity
Primary: Fluorine-Fluorite
Primary: Tin
Primary: Tungsten
Primary: Beryllium
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
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: Producer
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
Name: Limestone
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Ordovician
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Cassiterite
Ore: Stannite
Ore: Wolframite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Fluorite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chrysoberyl
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEMS 1 - 5 = MEASURED + INDICATED RESERVES
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: COMPLEX ORE SHOOTS ALONG DIKES IN AND ABOVE CUPULA OF GRANITE. ABOVE A THRUST FAULT.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEM 1 = TOTAL RESERVES + POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF TIN. LARGEST DOMESTIC LODE RESERVE OF TIN KNOWN IN U.S. LARGEST DOMESTIC RESERVES OF CAF2 IN SINGLE MINE AREA IN U.S. ITEM 2 = CAMP CREEK #2 ORE ZONE. ITEM 3 = LOST R. MINE #1 ORE ZONE.
Comment (Production): ITEMS 8 & 9 = MAIN LODE, ITEM 10 = PLACER, ITEM 11 = LODE. MINE BEING REOPENED FOR SN, F, W, AG, BASE METALS
References
Reference (Deposit): SAINSBURY, 1964, USGS BULL. 1129
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SAINSBURY, 1969, USGS BULL 1287, P 63
Reference (Deposit): SAINSBURY, C.L., USGS BULL. 1287
Reference (Production): SAINSBURY, 1969, USGS BULL 1287
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