Potato Creek Placer

The Potato 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: Potato Creek Placer

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Tin

Lat, Long: 65.66139, -167.64028

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Potato Creek Placer MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Potato 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: 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

Analytical Data: LESS THAN 0.6 LB SN/CY


Materials

Ore: Cassiterite


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): USBM RI 4418, FIG. 2 AND FIG. 7, NUMEROUS CHURN-DRILL HOLES ALONG UPPER COURSE. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 712, P. 195.

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4418, P. 4, 7, 19.

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 5, LOC. 16.

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-26


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