Alaska
Past Producer

Nugget Creek

Alaska, United States
GoldTungstenTin
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten, Tin
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Cassiterite, Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Scheelite
GangueGarnet, Quartz, Zircon
Geology
AlterationArgillic alteration is locally associated with the white quartz conglomerate (Clark and Hawley, 1968).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10309027
MRDS IDA011579
Alternate namesNugget Bench High Channel
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.51954, -150.93279
References
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