Rocky Mountain Creek Prospect

The Rocky Mountain Creek Prospect is a tungsten 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

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Site Name

Primary: Rocky Mountain Creek Prospect
Secondary: Nelson Gulch

Commodity

Primary: Tungsten

Location

State: Alaska
District: Nome

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

Not available

Materials

Ore: Scheelite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Albite

Comments

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

Comment (Location): USGS OFR 17, FIG. 4. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): SCHEELITE-BEARING QUARTZ-ALBITE VEIN 1.5 - 2.0 IN THICK EXPOSED FOR 18 FT.; ESTIMATED AVERAGE SCHEELITE CONTENT: 3% BY VOLUME; SCHEELITE-BEARING FLOAT TRACED FOR ABOUT 1200 M, S TO NELSON CR.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 32, LOC. 422-423.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-1-C, P. 46.

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-248, LOC. 14.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-32

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 17, P. 4-6.

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1246, P. 125.

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