Alaska
Past Producer
Lost River Mine
Alaska, United States
Tungsten
Tin
Arsenic
Antimony
Copper
Zinc
Lead
Molybdenum
Beryllium
Fluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
Primary
Tungsten, Tin
Tertiary
Arsenic, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Molybdenum, Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity type
B
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
TABULAR, OTHER
Ore control
In Lost River Mine Sn-W Mineralization Along Greisenized Porphyry Dike
Materials
Ore minerals
Beryl, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysoberyl, Fluorite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wolframite
Geology
Host rock
Limestone · Port Clarence Limestone;
Associated rock
Granite
Structure
Be-F Deposits Below Thrust
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
First production
1904
Discovery year
1903
Identification
Deposit ID
10000474
MRDS ID
A010653
Alternate names
Cassiterite Creek
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
65.47427, -167.16451
References
USGS OFR 81-364, P. A14-A15, B17-B19USGS B 1287, P. 62-84USGS B 1129USGS OFR 75-587, P.ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 42ADGGS SPEC REPT 31 (LINE 1); USGS B 1247 (LINE 2)