Commodities
PrimaryTin, Silver
SecondaryIron, Zinc, Tungsten, Lead, Antimony, Arsenic, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model77: Sn-polymetallic vein
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite
GangueAxinite, Quartz, Tourmaline
Geology
AlterationAxinite-sericite-tourmaline replacements.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10308644
Alternate namesSouth Vein
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.49747, -155.67399
References
Patton, W.W., Jr., Moll, E.J., Dutro, J.T., Jr., Silberman, M.L., and Chapman, R.M., 1980, Preliminary geologic map of Medfra quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811-A, 1 sheet, scale l:250,000.Burleigh, R.E., 1992, Tin mineralization at the Won prospect, west-central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 85-92, 19 pages.Bundtzen, T.K., and Miller, M.L., 1997, Precious metals associated with Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary igneous rocks of southwestern Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., eds., Economic Geology Monograph #9, Mineral Deposits of Alaska, p. 242-286.King, H.D., Risoli, D.A., Cooley, E.F., O'Leary, R.M., Speckman, W.A., Speisman, D.L., and Galland, D.W., 1980, Final results and statistical summary of analyses of geochemical samples from the Medfra quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-811F, 134 pages.