The Ray River Basin is a tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 400 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: 400 Feet (122 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 66.0292, -150.19170
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Ray River Basin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Ray River Basin
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Tertiary: REE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Melozitna
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1969
Discovery Method: Geochemical Anomaly
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Reserve-Resource): REPORTED GRADE IS THE MIDPOINT OF VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 0.12 AND 0.30 KG/CU-M.
Comment (Location): LAT/LONG DATA IS FOR CONFLUENCE OF RAY RIVER AND NO NAME CREEK. HOWEVER, PLACER GRAVELS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE EXTENT OF BOTH RIVERS. COMPLETE LOCATION DATA FOR THE RAY RIVER BASIN IS AS FOLLOWS (REFERENCED TO FAIRBANKS MERIDIAN): SEC. 19,28,29,33,34; T14N, R12W SEC. 03,10,11,14,23,25; T13N, R12W SEC. 21,22,23,24,28,31,32; T14N, R13W SEC. 01,02,03,05,06,07,08,17,18,19,20; T13N, R14W SEC. 32,33,34; T14N, R14W SEC. 01,02,03,04,07,08,13,14,19,20,21,22; T13N, R15W SEC. 04,09,10,11,12,16,20,21,29; T13N, R16W EASTERN PORTION OF THE RAY RIVER BASIN IS WITHIN THE TRANSALASKA PIPELINE UTILITY CORRIDOR.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 9104
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 59-83
Reference (Deposit): AK DNR GEOL REP 35
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 34-91
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