Mine detail: Rye Creek

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 67.41634, -151.25336

Resource(M)

Primary: REE, Tungsten, Copper, Lead, Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Ilmenite, Kyanite, Monazite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Zircon

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host type:Limestone

References

MRDSD002541
DEP10009500
Reference{Deposit:: COBB, EDWARD H., 1975, TUNGSTEN OCCURRENCES IN ALASKA, USGS MAP, MR-66.}{Deposit:: WHITE, M. G., 1952, RADIOACTIVITY OF SELECTED ROCKS AND PLACER CONCENTRATES FROM NORTHEASTERN ALASKA: USGS CIRC. 195, 12 P.}{Deposit:: COBB, EDWARD H., 1972, METALLIC MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE WISEMAN QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: USGS MISC. FIELD STUDIES MAP, MF-469.}{Deposit:: COBB, EDWARD H., 1976, SUMMARY OF REFERENCES TO MINERAL OCCURRENCES (OTHER THAN MINERAL FUELS AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS) IN THE CHANDALAR AND WISEMAN QUADRANGLES, ALASKA: USGS OPEN FILE REPT. 76-340.}
ReporterElliott, James E.