Coal Creek Tin

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

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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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