The Ear Mountain is a tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 325 feet.
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: 325 Feet (99 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 65.9297, -166.09580
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Ear Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ear Mountain
Secondary: Alaska Tin Corporation
Secondary: Ralph Lomen
Secondary: Kreuger Creek
Secondary: Eldorado Creek
Secondary: Tuttle Creek
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Port Clarence District
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Alaska Tin Corp.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
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
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Penninite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Olivine
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Muscovite
Unknown: Monazite
Unknown: Pyromorphite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Axinite
Unknown: Zoisite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Vesuvianite
Unknown: Vesuvianite
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Limonite
Unknown: Lepidolite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chert
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Ankerite
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Chondrodite
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Hypersthene
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Grossularite
Unknown: Graphite
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Glaucophane
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Fluorite
Unknown: Actinolite
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): QUANTITY MATRIX IS EVALUATORS ESTIMATE BASED ON DATA IN USBM RI 5493.
Comment (Reference): MULLIGAN, 1954, 14 P. (DMEA DOCKET NO. 2942)
Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES: WINFIELD PROSPECT, QUARTZ CREEK, KRUEGER CREEK, PINNACLE CREEK, ELDORADO CREEK, CROSBY CREEK, TUTTLE CREEK, TIN CREEK, DEER CREEK.
Comment (Deposit): REFERENCE POINT IS CONFLUENCE OF ELDORADO AND KREUGER CRS. USGS CRIB A003641 USGS CRIB A003682 USGS CRIB A003676 USGS CRIB A003634 USGS CRIB A003995 USGS CRIB A003659 USGS CRIB D002558 USGS CRIB D002560
References
Reference (Deposit): B520e p. 89
Reference (Deposit): B592d p. 58
Reference (Deposit): B592v p. 407
Reference (Deposit): B692b p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B314b pp. 28-29
Reference (Deposit): B345n pp. 252-256
Reference (Deposit): B358 pp. 9, 25-32
Reference (Deposit): B490 pp. 10, 21
Reference (Deposit): B692w pp. 355, 357, 359-360
Reference (Deposit): B722f p. 181
Reference (Deposit): B733 pp. 102-111
Reference (Deposit): TDM5R p. 22
Reference (Deposit): OF51 pp. 29-32
Reference (Deposit): B1024C
Reference (Deposit): IC7871 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): MF426
Reference (Deposit): RI5493
Reference (Deposit): P424C p. 17
Reference (Deposit): C479 pp. 14-15
Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 131, 134
Reference (Deposit): P530 p. 112
Reference (Deposit): OF508 pp. 54-55
Reference (Deposit): OF77-796B
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 80, No. 35
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 p. 13
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. A-32
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 43, No. 25
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-017
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 043-018
Reference (Deposit): P2 pp. 9, 12, 13, 20, 25, 29, 30, 37, 51-5
Reference (Deposit): B225 p. 166
Reference (Deposit): B229 pp. 17, 26-28
Reference (Deposit): B259k pp. 120-127
Reference (Deposit): B260b p. 181
Reference (Deposit): B284o pp. 145-157
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