The Dundas Bay Tungsten is a tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 58.4594, -136.56060
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Dundas Bay Tungsten MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dundas Bay Tungsten
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1966
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
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Powellite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Sphene
Unknown: Topaz
Unknown: Tremolite
Unknown: Vesuvianite
Unknown: Wollastonite
Unknown: Zircon
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Sericite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Albite
Unknown: Amphibole
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Bismuthinite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Goethite
Unknown: Grossularite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Chlorite
Comments
Comment (Geology): METAMORPHIC ROCKS INCLUDING DIORITES DERIVED FROM EARLIER SEDIMENTS AND META VOLCANICS OF PERHAPS SILURIAN AGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): B1058C p. 62
Reference (Deposit): P632 p. 84
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C257-C263, plates 1A, 1B, 2, 3
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