Commodities
PrimaryTin
SecondaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Silver
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite
GangueFluorite, Quartz, Topaz, Tourmaline, Mica
Geology
AlterationTypical greisen alteration with feldspar destruction and extensive replacement by quartz, topaz, and white mica in the host granite. Some quartz veining may be present in the cores of greisen zones. Tourmaline and fluorite are also present in altered rocks. Alteration selvages are less completely greisenized granite.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10308407
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates65.46527, -167.1244
References
Cobb, E.H., and Sainsbury, C.L., 1972, Metallic mineral resource map of the Teller quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-426, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Hudson, T.L., and Arth, J. G., 1983, Tin-granites of Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 94, p. 768-790.Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Teller quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-587, 130 p.Hudson, T.L., 1983, Interim report on the Lost River district, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Anchorage, Alaska, Anaconda Minerals Company internal report (Report held by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., Anchorage, Alaska).Sainsbury, C.L., 1969, Geology and ore deposits of the central York Mountains, western Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1287, 101 p.