Red Mountain

Prospect in Canada with commodity Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10278845
MAS/MILS ID 1220600027
Record type Site
Current site name Red Mountain
Alternate or previous names Bug Claims, Gub Claims, Tintina

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -133.75215, 60.98312 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Canada

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -133.75215, 60.98312

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Tintina Silver Mines Ltd.
    Interest 30
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979
  • Type Owner
    Owner Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. Ltd
    Interest 70
    Home office Canada
    Year 1979

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Measured 200000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 200000000mt ore
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Molybdenum MoS2 0.167 wt-pct Molybdenum Major 1993

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AMOCO DRILLING INDICATES LARGE MOLY DEPOSIT

  • Deposit

    AT TINTINA SILVER, NOV. 16, 1978, P.21.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, TINTINA'S MOLY PROPERTY TO BE DRILLED BY

  • Deposit

    AMOCO, MAY 31, 1979, P.24.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AMOCO STARTS 2 HOLES ON TINTINA Y.T. MOLY,

  • Deposit

    JUNE 28, 1979, P.17.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, AMOCO DRILLS TINTINA SILVER'S MOLY DEPOSIT,

  • Deposit

    JULY, 1979, P.77.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AMOCO AND TINTINA AWAITS FINAL ASSAYS FOR

  • Deposit

    NO. 6 HOLE IN HUGE MOLY DEPOSIT, JULY 19, 1979, P.A5.

  • Deposit

    MILLAR, JOHN A., TINTINA GRADE, DIMENSIONS IMPRESSIVE,

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AUG. 2, 1979, P.1,6.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AMOCO DRILLING ON TINTINA DEPOSIT SHOWS

  • Deposit

    MOLYBDENITE FOR A MILE, SEPT. 27, 1979, P.24.

  • Deposit

    BROWN, A. SUTHERLAND, ED., PORPHYRY DEPOSITS OF THE CANADIAN

  • Deposit

    CORDILLERA, SPECIAL VOLUME 15, 1976, TABLE 1, MAP NO.201,

  • Deposit

    (IN POCKET).

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, AMOCO OPTIONS MOLY PROPERTY OF TINTINA

  • Deposit

    SILVER; APRIL 6, 1978, P.1,12.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1993 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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