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Shakan Molybdenum Deposits

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Zinc
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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. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10008296
MRDS ID D000308
Record type Site
Current site name Shakan Molybdenum Deposits
Alternate or previous names Angus Lillie, Devil Fish Bay

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -133.00183, 55.99974 (WGS84)
Elevation 210
Relative position ON EAST SHORE OF SHAKAN BAY; 65 MILES SW FROM BOTH WRANGELL AND PETERSBURG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Craig D-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Craig NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Craig(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Prince of Wales(hydrologic unit)

Southern 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

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Feldspar Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Pyrite Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Hornblendite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -133.00183, 55.99974
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 36.58M
    Width 1.77M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Dry Pass Area, Kosciusko Island

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner A. J. Industries

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ITEM 3-STATED AS LESS THAN 120,000,000 LBS. MO AT 0.95% MOS2; R.U. KING-SEVERAL MILLION TONS MO AT 0.06% MO

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: ORE GRADE BUT SMALL TONNAGE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUND, R.J., DEC. 1961, FUTURE OF ALASKAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: MINING ENGINEERING

  • Deposit

    BERG, H.C., ET AL, 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCESOF ALASKA: USGS REPORT

  • Deposit

    JUNE 1964, METAL MINING & PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    1943, SHAKAN MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT KOSCIUSKO ISLAND, SOUTHERN ALASKA: WAR MINERALS REPT. 108

  • Deposit

    5) ROBINSON, G.D., 1946, THE SHAKAN MOLYBDENITE DEPOSIT, KOSCIUSKO ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA: UNPUB REPT

  • Reserve-Resource

    ITEM 1-2: MINING ENGINEERING, DEC. 1961; ITEM 3: BERG, USGS REPORT 1964 ; ITEM 4: USGS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1974 King, Robert U. U.S. Geological Survey PARSED HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK INFORMATION FROM OLD SINGLE VALUED FIELD TO NEW MULTIVALUED FIELD
Editor 27-APR-1995 Mosier, Dan U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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