Commodities
PrimaryTin, Tungsten
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wolframite, Lollingite, Bismite, Ferrotantalite
GangueZinnwaldite, Clay, Muscovite, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockSiltstone · Kuskokwim Group;Kuskokwim Group;
AlterationGreisenization, late clay development, oxidation including iron- and scorodite-staining.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10002518
MRDS IDA013460
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates60.04548, -157.0827
References
Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Taylor Mountains quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-384, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountain quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.Menzie, W.D., and Reed, B.L., 1986, Grade and tonnage model of Sn greisen deposits: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, p. 71-72.Burleigh, R.E., 1991, Evaluation of the tin-tungsten greisen mineralization and associated granite at Sleitat Mountain, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 35-91, 38 p.Hudson, T.L., and Reed, B.L., 1997, Tin deposits of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Mineral Deposits of Alaska: Economic Geology Monograph 9, p. 450-465.Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountains quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.Farnstrom, H.E., 1991, Sleitat: A new tin-silver prospect in southwestern Alaska: Alaska Miner, v. 19, p. 12-14.Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1938, The Nushagak district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 903, 96 p.