Clifton

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258422
MRDS ID A013111
MAS/MILS ID 0021090023
Record type Site
Current site name Clifton
Alternate or previous names Clifton Moly, Combination, Virg A
Related records 10002210

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.22291, 59.52616 (WGS84)
Elevation 296
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Northern 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 027 S 060 E 16 E2NWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.22291, 59.52616

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAIMS STAKED 1915. ACTIVE TO 1917. RESTAKED 1967. LAST WORK 1969. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. 35 FT TUNNEL, 20 FT TUNNEL & 15 FT WINZE. SEVERAL OPEN CUTS BUT NO ADDITIONAL MINERALIZATION FOUND. PART OF A QUESTIONABLE SHEAR ZONE CONTAINING ANOMALOUS MOLYBDENUM. SEE MAP. MINERALIZATION IN ALASKITE TO GRANITE. MOLY PATCHY. LATER ESTIMATES ARE .001 PARTS MOLY TO GRANITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Map U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.