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Unnamed (near head of Big Windy Creek)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001522
MRDS ID A012269
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near head of Big Windy Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -144.92289, 65.12584 (WGS84)
Relative position The location is sample no. 18012 , plate 1, of the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigations 84-4 (Albanese, 1984). This is a ridgetop occurrence between the Middle Fork Chena River drainage and the Big Windy Creek drainage, SW1/4 SW1/4 sec. 33, T. 4 N., R. 14 E.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Circle A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Circle(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Steese National Conservation Area(National Conservation Area)

National Conservation Area BLM(Type of land area)

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -144.92289, 65.12584
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Tourmaline-quartz-white mica-molybdenite (?) veinlets contain 348 ppm Mo (Albanese, 1984).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Circle

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface samples taken.

Reference information

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Albanese, 1984.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Molybdenum-bearing quartz veinlets.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-SEP-98 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 14-SEP-98 Clements, A.S. Avalon Development Corporation

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