Mine detail: Unnamed (Gulf of Alaska coast)

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 58.6097, -137.66212

Resource(M)

Primary: Gold, Iron, PGE, Titanium
Ore: Gold, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Platinum, Rutile, Zircon, Palladium, Iridium, Osmium, Rhodium, Ruthenium
Gangue: Garnet

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

References

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ReporterC.C. Hawley