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Slocum Arm Molybdenum Prospect

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002373
MRDS ID A013291
Record type Site
Current site name Slocum Arm Molybdenum Prospect
Related records 10258352

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -135.77228, 57.47471 (WGS84)
Elevation 701
Relative position 1.8 MI NE OF HEAD OF FLAT COVE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sitka(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sitka B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sitka SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sitka(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central 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)

West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-1476-B, LOC. 22. PROSPECTS OCCUR WITHIN 1 MI. RADIUS OF LOCATION, TOTAL OF 10 ACTIVE CLAIMS. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
    Rock unit name Kelp Bay Group;Kelp Bay Group;;Goon Dip Greenstone
    Rock description Kelp Bay Group;Kelp Bay Group;;Goon Dip Greenstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -135.77228, 57.47471
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2413.95M
    Width 1206.98M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Chichagof

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Comments on the workings information

  • NATURE OF WORKINGS NOT DEFINED.

Comments on development

  • 12 CLAIMS RECORDED, 10 ACTIVE AS OF 1982.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USGS MF-1476-B, P. 8, LOC. 22

  • Other Database

    BAG-MF-1476-B-22

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Deposit MOLYBDENUM MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN SMALL QUARTZ VEINS, DIKES, AND COUNTRY ROCK ACROSS AN AREA 0.75 MI. WIDE BY 1.5 MI. LONG NEAR A DIORITIC INTRUSION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-SEP-1994 Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) U.S. Geological Survey PARSED OUT HOST ROCK AND ASSOCIATED ROCK TYPES, AGES, UNIT NAMES, AND UNIT AGES.

Beyond USGS

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

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