The Lowe River is a tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 200 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: 200 Feet (61 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 61.0583, -145.99310
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Lowe River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lowe River
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Gold
Unknown: Scheelite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX. USGS CRIB D002743
References
Reference (Deposit): B622j pp. 159, 186
Reference (Deposit): B642g pp. 140, 145
Reference (Deposit): B989E p. 308
Reference (Deposit): GC15 pp. 3, 7
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 20
Reference (Deposit): B1374 213 pp.
Reference (Deposit): OF564 87 pp.
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 167 pp.
Reference (Deposit): OF81-1326 33 pp.
Reference (Deposit): OF82-785 11 pp.
Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MLA62-82 24 pp.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF69-73
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-13).
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