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Hayes Glacier

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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008293
MRDS ID D000305
Record type Site
Current site name Hayes Glacier

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.0027, 62.99966 (WGS84)
Relative position 80 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANCHORAGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gulkana D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Gulkana NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gulkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991). ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :49?

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.0027, 62.99966
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form PODS/LENS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1959
Discoverer Glacier Creek Min Co

Mining district

District name Hayes Glacier

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Newmont Min Corp

Comments on the workings information

  • POSSIBLE LARGE LOW GRADE DEPOSIT; MOLYBDENITE IN QUARTZ VEINS

Comments on development

  • SHUT DOWN - "LACK OF AVAILABLE POWER..."

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JANUARY, 1961, THIS MONTH IN MINING: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR.

  • Deposit

    BERG, H., ET AL, 1964, MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF ALASKA: USGS REPORT

  • Deposit

    DIREXPL GLACIER CREEK MINING CO

  • Reserve-Resource

    R.U. KING-1970-UNPUB.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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