Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryTungsten, Lead, Tin, Chromium, Mercury, Antimony
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueGarnet, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite
Other materialsCassiterite, Chromite, Cinnabar, Galena, Scheelite, Stibnite
Geology
Host rockGravel,Shale,Sandstone,Basalt
Associated rockMonzonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1909
Last production1966
Discovery year1908
Identification
Deposit ID10002635
MRDS IDA015073
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.45023, -157.93571
References
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