The Fort Hamlin Hills Region is a tin mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 551 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: 551 Feet (168 Meters)
Commodity: Tin
Lat, Long: 66.125, -150.12170
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Fort Hamlin Hills Region MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Fort Hamlin Hills Region
Commodity
Primary: Tin
Location
State: Alaska
District: Melozitna
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative 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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Placer
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1980
Discovery Method: Geochemical Anomaly
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 (Location): LOCATION DATA IS GIVEN FOR ONE ANOMALOUS OCCURRENCE OF SN IN THIS AREA; OTHER ANOMALIES ARE FOUND IN SEC 9, T15N, R12W AND NEAR THE COMMON CORNER OF SEC. 8, 9, 16, AND 17, T14N, R12W. ALL LOCATIONS ARE WITHIN THE TRANSALASKA PIPELINE UTILITY CORRIDOR.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): BUMINES ESTIMATES THAT THIS AREA AND THE NEARBY RAY RIVER BASIN CONTAIN A COMBINED TOTAL OF BETWEEN 62 AND 172 MILLION POUNDS SN.
Comment (Reserve-Resource): GRADE RANGES FROM 0.05 TO 0.68 KG/CU-M; THE FIGURE GIVEN IS THE MIDPOINT OF THIS RANGE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 59-83
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 34-91
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 9104
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