The Rocky Mountain is a tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 5,062 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: 5,062 Feet (1,543 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 65.6333, -146.75560
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Rocky Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Rocky Mountain
Secondary: Mount Prindle
Secondary: Table Mountain
Secondary: Pinnell Mountain
Secondary: Lime Peak Tin
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Uranium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Circle District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Recreation Area
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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1978
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): PROSPECT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA. LAND CLOSED TO MINERAL ENTRY. THE NAME "LIME PEAK" WAS CHANGED TO "ROCKY MOUNTAIN" AND APPEARS AS SUCH ON USGS MAPS PRINTED AFTER 1982. RESERVE/RESOURCE DATA IS BASED ON ADGGS ESTIMATES AND IS INCLUSIVE OF THE ENTIRE LIME PEAK-MT. PRINDLE AREA.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 9037
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 31-85
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS, 1987
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 12-89
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 9180
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