Alaska
Prospect

Unnamed, near Lime Peak Pluton (Rocky Mountain)

Alaska, United States
TinTungstenZincSilverUraniumMolybdenumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryTungsten, Zinc, Silver, Uranium, Molybdenum, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model49: Sn greisen
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite
GangueChlorite, Fluorite, Quartz, Sericite, Topaz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockGranite · Lime Peak Pluton
AlterationDeuteric: tourmalization; hydrothermal: chloritization, sericitization, silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001498
MRDS IDA012245
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.63471, -146.703
References
Wilson, F.H., and Shew, N., 1981, Map and tables showing preliminary results of potassium-argon age studies in the Circle Quadrangle, Alaska, with a compilation of earlier dating work: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 81-889, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Foster, H.L., Laird J., Keith T.E.C., Cushing, G.W., and Menzie, W.D., 1983, Preliminary geologic map of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-170-A, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Menzie, W.D., Foster, H.L., Tripp, R.B., and Yeend, W.E., 1983, Mineral resource assessment of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-170-B, 61 p., 1 sheet, 1:250,000.Burton, P.J., Warner, J.D., and Barker, J.C., 1985, Reconnaissance investigation of tin occurrences at Rocky Mountain (Lime Peak), east-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 31-85, 44 p.Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D.J., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p.Smith, T.E., Pessel, G. H., and Wiltse, M.A., 1987, Mineral assessment of the Lime Peak-Mt. Prindle area, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Miscellaneous Paper 29, 712 p., scale 1:63,360.Warner J.D., Dahlin, D.C., and Brown, L.L., 1988, Tin occurrences near Rocky Mountain (Lime Peak), east-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9180, 24 p.Menzie, W.D., Hua, Renmin, and Foster, H.L., 1987, Newly located occurrences of lode gold near Table Mountain, Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1682, 13 p.