Alaska
Producer

Portage Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldREETinUraniumTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryREE, Tin, Uranium, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueAllanite, Garnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Sphene, Topaz, Zircon
Other materialsBismuthinite, Cassiterite, Monazite, Scheelite, Wolframite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1906
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10001481
MRDS IDA012236
Alternate namesH. C. Carsten Operation
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.46168, -144.61569
References
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