The Coal Creek Tin is a silver and tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,900 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: 2,900 Feet (884 Meters)
Commodity: Silver, Tin
Lat, Long: 62.9917, -149.86940
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Coal Creek Tin MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Coal Creek Tin
Secondary: Coal 1200-1204
Secondary: Coal 1300-1304
Secondary: Coal 1400-1404
Secondary: Coal 1500-1504
Secondary: Coal 1600-1604
Secondary: S&A Group
Secondary: Coal 606, 706, 806, 906, 1006, 1106
Secondary: Coal 1700-1704
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tin
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Tungsten, Mill Concentrate
Tertiary: Zinc
Location
State: Alaska
District: Valdez Creek District
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: State Lease
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Houston Oil And Minerals Exploration Co.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1982
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 (Geology): CASSITERITE AND STANNITE ARE THE TIN-BEARING MINERALS. STANNITE ACCOUNTS FOR ONLY 3% OF THE TIN RESOURCE BUT IS THE MAJOR SOURCE OF SILVER.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 1-92
Reference (Reserve-Resource): SR38 p. 44, No. 66
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 123
Reference (Deposit): AK MINE LICENSE-1982
Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. E-12
Reference (Deposit): ALASKA MINER 8312 p. 24
Reference (Deposit): SR33 p. 10
Reference (Deposit): SR38 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 23-88
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 9037
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 34-90
Reference (Deposit): USBM UNPB. FIELD REPORT (PARKER, 1991)
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