Alaska
Past Producer

Hinkley Gulch

Alaska, United States
GoldTungstenTinCopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten, Tin, Copper, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite
GangueFeldspar, Muscovite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
AlterationHydrothermal alteration of intrusive and/or schist host rocks to clays (kaolinite?).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10090713
MRDS IDD002677
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.30579, -146.3159
References
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