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Tin occurrences near Rocky Mountain (Lime Peak), East-Central Alaska

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OSTI ID:6401633
The Bureau of Mines investigated lode and placer tin occurrences near Rocky Mountain (Lime Peak), in east-central Alaska. The lode occurrences consist of mineralogically complex, generally fault-controlled veins, and contain an average of approximately 0.05 pct Sn, as cassiterite. Beneficiation testing of two bulk samples of the vein material produced concentrates containing 65 and 59 pct of the total in values at grades of 0.35 and 13.9 pct, respectively.
OSTI ID:
6401633
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English