Alaska
Past Producer

MRDS 10309030

Alaska, United States
GoldTungstenZirconiumUraniumPlatinumTinThoriumIron
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryTungsten, Zirconium, Uranium, Platinum, Tin, Thorium, Iron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Materials
Ore mineralsCassiterite, Gold, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Monazite, Platinum, Scheelite
GangueApatite, Feldspar, Garnet, Limonite, Pyroxene, Quartz, Sphene, Spinel, Tourmaline, Zircon
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10309030
MRDS IDA011590
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.17253, -150.88576
References
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