Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Tungsten, Zinc
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlContact Aureole; Some Localization By Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Fluorite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Cape Mt. Pluton;Cape Mt. Pluton;Cape Mt. Pluton
Associated rockSchist
AlterationEarly Scapolite (99-60%) - Amphibole (1-40%) Skarn Associated With Seriate Granite; Later Pyroxene (90-60%) - Garnet (10-40%) - Fluorite (3-5%) - Equigranular (Mica-Troumaline-Fluorite) Granite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1905
Discovery year1902
Identification
Deposit ID10101035
MRDS IDA016000
Alternate namesBartels Mines, Claims: North Star, Lucky Queen, Numerous Others
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.58481, -167.95787
References
USGS BULLETIN 358, P. 34-41.USGS BULLETIN 733, P. 96-102.USBM RI 3978.USBM RI 6737.USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 4, LOCS. 3, 5.USGS BULLETIN 1786 (IN PRESS), LOC. SP1.GSA ABS. WITH PROGRAMS, V. 19, NO. 6, P. 368, 374.GSA BULL., V. 94, NO. 6, P. 769-771.BAG-MF-426-01USBM RI 3978, P. 5.