Alaska
Past Producer

Fox Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldTungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Scheelite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10308830
MRDS IDA015328
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.97967, -147.63295
References
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