| Deposit ID | 10002478 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013413 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brink (Molybdenum Mountain) |
| Related records | 10233731 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -159.25289, 61.80324 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This prospect is on the southeast side of Molybdenum Mountain at an elevation of about 800 feet, upslope of the Owhat River. The map site is in the SE/4 sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 55 W., of the Seward Meridian. It is approximately located, perhaps within one-half mile. This is locality 4 of Hoare and Cobb (1972, 1977). Hoare and Coonrad (1959) showed a prospect symbol at this location. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Russian Mission D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Russian Mission NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Russian Mission(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aniak(hydrologic unit)
Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Powellite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 80 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 21b |
| Deposit model name | Porphyry Mo, low-F |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -159.25289, 61.80324 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013413 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | RM012 |
Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, scale 1:250,000.
Hoare, J.M., and Cobb, E.H., 1977, Mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bethel, Goodnews, and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-156, 98 p.
Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Smith, P.S., 1942, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1940: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 933-A, p. 1-102.
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1959, Geology of the Russion Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-292, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Porphyry Mo? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21b) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-2001 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology | |
| Reporter | 10-JUN-2001 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology |
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