Alaska
Producer

Tobin Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldTungstenREELead
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten, REE, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Monazite, Scheelite
Geology
Host rockGravel
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10001772
MRDS IDA012562
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.52973, -148.30329
References
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