Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
TertiaryTin, Mercury, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Chromite, Cinnabar, Gold
GanguePyrite, Scheelite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel,Shale,Sandstone,Basalt,Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1911
Last production1967
Discovery year1910
Identification
Deposit ID10002641
MRDS IDA015081
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.59914, -157.15265
References
MERTIE, J.B., JR., 1936, MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE RUBY-KUSKOKWIM REGION, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 864-C, 115-245.COBB, E.H., COMPILER, 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE IDITAROD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-363, SCALE 1:250,000.COBB, E.H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL) IN THE IDITAROD AND OPHIR QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-576, 101 P.BUNDTZEN, T.K., LAIRD, G.M., AND LOCKWOOD, M.S., 1988, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE IDITAROD C-3 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: ALASKA DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS PROFESSIONAL REPORT 96, 13 P., SCALE 1:63,360.BAG-MF-363-37