The Tofty Tin Deposits Placer Mine is a gold and tin mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Tofty Tin Deposits Placer Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Tofty Tin Deposits Placer Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Manly Hot Springs
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
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: Gold
Ore: Cassiterite
Comments
Comment (Production): EST. PRODUCTION OF AU - $2,000,000. INTERMITTENT PRODUCTION OF BOTH CASSITERITE AND GOLD
Comment (Geology): GEOL.DESC: PLACERS IN BENCHES AND MODERN STREAMS. ALIGNED ALONG MAJOR TRANSCURRENT FAULTS.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): AMOUNTS FOR ITEMS 1 & 3 ARE MEASURED, FOR ITEM 2 AMOUNT IS INFERRED. RESERVES MAINLY CASSITERITE.
References
Reference (Production): SAINSBURY, USGS
Reference (Deposit): WAYLAND, 1961,USGS BULL. 1058
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