The Porcupine River Paleochannel is a tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 974 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: 974 Feet (297 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 67.3306, -141.27000
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Porcupine River Paleochannel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Porcupine River Paleochannel
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Tertiary: Tungsten
Location
State: Alaska
District: Sheenjek
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: 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: 1978
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 (Deposit): PROSPECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. LOCATION DATA IS FOR PAN CONCENTRATE SAMPLE YIELDING VALUES OF 7000 PPM SN AND 3000 PPM W. LOCATIONS OF ADDITIONAL SAMPLES IN THE SAME AREA ARE: NWSWSE, SEC 16 (2000 PPM SN) NWNWSW, SEC 16 (5000 PPM SN) SWSESE, SEC 17 (2000 PPM SN) NENWNE, SEC 22 (1000 PPM SN) NWNWNW, SEC 14 (2000 PPM SN) NWNESW, SEC 11 (5000 PPM SN)
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 27-81, 116-118
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