Unnamed (in Zane Hills)

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003074
MRDS ID A015599
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (in Zane Hills)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.18334, 66.32953 (WGS84)
Relative position This occurrence is at an elevation of about 3,100 feet, about 5 miles southeast of VABM Dakli in Zane Hills. The map site is in section 19, T. 11 N., R. 13 E., of the Kateel River Meridian. Cobb (1972, MF-448), location 11, and Miller and Ferrians (1968), figure 3.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shungnak B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Shungnak SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shungnak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Kobuk River(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -156.18334, 66.32953

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This occurrence consists of molybdenite-bearing, quartz veins that cut ?Jurassic-Cretaceous andesite near the contact with granodiorite of the Cretaceous Zane Hills pluton (Miller and Ferrians, 1968). The quartz veins are up to 2 feet thick. A grab sample from a mineralized vein contained 0.2% Mo.
  • Age = Jurassic-Cretaceous or younger.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Shungnak

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Site visited and sampled by U.S. Geological Survey (Miller and Ferrians, 1968).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Miller and Ferrians, 1968

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Molybdenite-bearing quartz vein.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-DEC-99 Williams, Anita U.S. Geological Survey

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.