The Mystery Mountains is a tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,609 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: 3,609 Feet (1,100 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 63.5156, -154.58670
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Mystery Mountains MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mystery Mountains
Secondary: Pork Chop Hill
Secondary: Doyon Block 10
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ruby
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Doyon, Ltd.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1977
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
Unknown: Tourmaline
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT IS ON LAND BELONGING TO DOYON, LTD. DOYON REPORT INDICATES POTENTIAL FOR LODE TIN AT DEPTH. TIN MINERALIZATION IS APPARENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH SECONDARY TOURMALINE AND MAY BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE TOURMALINE. NO VISIBLE CASSITERITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 783-D
Reference (Deposit): DOYON RPT 79-34
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 667
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