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Tin (commodity) from
Potato Creek Prospect, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Tin (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Tin (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potato Creek Prospect, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1188910
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1188910:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Tin (commodity)
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘOakland Creek Prospect (formerly known as Diomede Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPotato Mountain; Quartz Porphyry dike; Red Fox; Eureka; Daisy; Iron Creek valley; Big and Little Potato Mountain divide; and Iron Creek-Oakland Creek divide Prospects, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘLynx Creek Occurrence, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘSouth Hill Prospects (near Potato Mountain), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘIron Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘSutter Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘGrouse Creek Mine, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TE016; on Baituk Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Occurrence (ARDF - TE015; on Baituk Creek), Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘBuckner Creek Occurrence (tributary to Anikovik River); Buhner Creek, Port Clarence Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
 
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