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Mt. Ogden Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Tungsten, Lead, Zinc, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001740
MRDS ID A012524
Record type Site
Current site name Mt. Ogden Prospect
Related records 10136521

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -133.3992, 58.43727 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taku River B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Whiting River(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Taku River(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • MOST MINERALIZATION IS IN CANADA; USGS OFR 85-717, MAP NO. T006 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Primary
Tungsten Critical Secondary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Galena Ore
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Scheelite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Fluorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic, Potassic, Chloritic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -133.3992, 58.43727
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • 4500-FT BY 5000-6900-FT DIORITE PORPHYRY STOCK

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on development

  • FOUND BY TRACING FLOAT UP WRIGHT GLACIER

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINING JOURNAL, VOL. 101, NO. 4, P. 55-61

  • Deposit

    USGS OFR 85-717, P. 315, NO. T006

  • Other Database

    BAG-OFR-85-717-T006

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MOLYBDENITE AS RARE DISSEMINATED CRYSTALS AND IN MIAROLITIC CAVITIES, FRACTURES AND QUARTZ VEINS IN ALTERED DIORITE PORPHYRY STOCK; MINOR SCHEELITE, FLUORITE, RHODOCHROSITE, ARSENOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, GALENA AND GOLD IN VEINS AND MINOR QUARTZ BRECCIA BODIES
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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