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Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Molybdenum
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003604
MRDS ID A106362
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -154.24461, 60.33332 (WGS84)
Relative position Prospect is on the southwestern flank of Kijik Mountain. Locality 20 of Nelson and others (1985) and locality 14 of MacKevett and Holloway (1977). NE1/4SW1/4 sec. 24, T. 3 N., R. 29 W., of the Seward Meridian. Locality accurate within 400 m.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Lake and Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Lake Clark B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Lake Clark SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Lake Clark C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lake Clark(hydrologic unit)

Kvichak-Port Heiden(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Lake Clark National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Unknown

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 80
USGS model code 21b
Deposit model name Porphyry Mo, low-F

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Chronological age 62.7
    Dating method K-Ar
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Chronological age 59.45
    Dating method K-Ar

Nearby scientific data

(1) -154.24461, 60.33332

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Molybdenum claim in rhyolite and associated granite bodies (Nelson and others, 1983; unit Tv). Unit Tv includes rhyolitic breccia, ash-flow tuff, flows, and intrusive rocks and subordinate mafic to intermediate flows. MacKevett and Holloway (1977) speculated that the claim is located in an area of quartz veining. Potassium-argon ages for Unit Tv range from 56.2 to 62.7 m.y. (Eakins and others, 1978).
  • Age = Tertiary or younger; potassium-argon ages for the host rock range from 56.2 to 62.7 m.y. (Eakins and others, 1978).
  • Age = Chron age is for Host Rock.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Bristol Bay

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = No production

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • Reserves = No reserves

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Unknown

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Nelson and others, 1986

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Porphyry Mo, low - F (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21b)
Deposit Other Comments = Site is in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-JUN-1998 D.P. Bickerstaff U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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