Mine detail: Lost River Mine

Previously called 'Cassiterite Creek'

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Location

Lat / long: 65.47427, -167.1645

Resource(B)

Primary: Tin, Tungsten
Tertiary: Fluorine-Fluorite, Beryllium, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Arsenic
Ore: Beryl, Cassiterite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysoberyl, Fluorite, Galena, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Stannite, Wolframite
Orebody form: TABULAR, OTHER
Discovery year: 1903

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
First production started: 1904

Geology

Host rock:Port Clarence Limestone;
Host type:Limestone
Associated type:Granite
Structure:Be-F Deposits Below Thrust

References

MRDSA010653
DEP10000474
Reference{Deposit:: USGS OFR 81-364, P. A14-A15, B17-B19}{Deposit:: USGS B 1287, P. 62-84}{Deposit:: USGS B 1129}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 75-587, P.}{Deposit:: ADGGS SPEC REPT 31, P. 42}{Reserve-Resource:: ADGGS SPEC REPT 31 (LINE 1); USGS B 1247 (LINE 2)}
ReporterElliott, R. L., Mosier, Dan