Alaska
Occurrence

Rye Creek

Alaska, United States
REETungstenCopperLeadGold
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Commodities
PrimaryREE, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typePlacer
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Monazite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10009500
MRDS IDD002541
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates67.41634, -151.25336
References
COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.WHITE, M. G., 1952, RADIOACTIVITY OF SELECTED ROCKS AND PLACER CONCENTRATES FROM NORTHEASTERN ALASKA: USGS CIRC. 195, 12 P.COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE WISEMAN QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-469.COBB, EDWARD H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS) IN THE CHANDALAR AND WISEMAN QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 76-340.