Alaska
Producer

Porcupine Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldTungstenTin
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Gold, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockMica Schist
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10001491
MRDS IDA012238
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.54779, -145.50684
References
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