Alaska
Producer

Boob Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldTinPlatinumMercurySilver
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTin, Platinum, Mercury, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Cinnabar, Gold, Magnetite, Platinum, Pyrite
GangueGarnet, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10308976
MRDS IDA015001
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.33064, -157.0059
References
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