Alaska
Past Producer

Buck Creek

Alaska, United States
TinGold
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Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
GangueHematite, Magnetite, Monazite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Scheelite, Tourmaline
Other materialsCassiterite, Gold
Geology
Host rockSlate,Greenstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1902
Last production1953
Discovery year1901
Identification
Deposit ID10003222
MRDS IDA016035
Alternate namesLeft Fork, West Fork
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.62593, -167.47926
References
USGS BULLETIN 358, P. 8, 16-17, 32-35, 61-62.USGS BULLETIN 520, P. 89-91, 340-342.USGS BULLETIN 733, P. 89-90, 94-96.USBM RI 4418, P. 4, 6-8, 10-14, 21.BAG-MF-426-29USBM RI 4418, P. 4, 21; USBM RI 6587, P. 9-10.