Alaska
Past Producer

Twin Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldTin
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Gold
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10002999
MRDS IDA015509
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.03078, -147.46989
References
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