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Ellis Prospect

Occurrence in Halifax county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Molybdenum, Copper, Tungsten
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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. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055334
MRDS ID RE00642
Record type Site
Current site name Ellis Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -77.88999, 36.28036 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Halifax(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Hollister(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Roanoke Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Fishing(hydrologic unit)

Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)

Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Halifax

Comments on the location information

  • DIGITIZED FROM 1:24000 FROM LOCATION GIVEN BY CARPENTER (1976)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary
Copper Secondary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Sericitic, Chloritic, Carbonate

Analytical data

Result FOUR SAMPLES OF DRILL CORE ASSAYED 3.8, 1400, 270, 550 PPM MO
Result 250, 170, 23, 240 PPM CU
Result LESS THAN 2, 6.4, 10.2, 21.4 PPM W.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 79
USGS model code 21a
Deposit model name Porphyry Cu-Mo
Mark3 model number 2

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -77.88999, 36.28036
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Length 600M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Hydrothermal Veins

Comments on the geologic information

  • SHEARED AND ALTERED VOLCANIC ROCKS NEAR THE CONTACT WITH GRANITE CONTAINuQUARTZ VEINS. VEINS ARE ALSO PRESENT IN THE GRANITE. A LARGE AMOUNT OFuSHEARING IS PRESENT. THE GRANITE DIPS NORTHWARD UNDER THE VOLCANIC ROCKS.uVOLCANIC ROCKS AND GRANITE ARE POTASSICALLY ALTERED TO SERICITE. SCHEELITEuIS PRESENT IN LAMINATED VOLCANIC ROCKS. SULFIDE MINERALS ARE DISSEMINATEDuIN THE HOST ROCKS AS WELL AS THE QUARTZ VEINS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORATION DRILLING

Comments on development

  • IN 1971 PERRY, KNOX, AND KAUFMAN DRILLED SEVEN DIAMOND DRILL HOLES TOTALLING 4635 FT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1993 Klein, T.L. U.S. Geological Survey

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