| Deposit ID | 10008424 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D000592 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Boy Scout |
| Alternate or previous names | Moss-Richardson, Jones, Dryden |
| Geographic coordinates: | -77.87999, 36.25841 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 3 TO 4 MILES EAST OF HOLLISTER |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Halifax(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hollister(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Roanoke Rapids(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Norfolk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Fishing(hydrologic unit)
Pamlico(hydrologic accounting unit)
Neuse-Pamlico(hydrologic subregion)
South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Halifax |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Molybdenum | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Result | RE = 50-90 PPM IN MOS2 CONCENTRATE |
|---|---|
| Result | RE = 0.0165 TO 0.018% IN MOLYBDENITE |
| Model code | 50 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 16 |
| Deposit model name | Climax Mo |
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| (1) | -77.87999, 36.25841 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Adjacent To The Hollister Fault Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Locally-Deformed North-Plunging Pluton In Tectonically Deformed Schist. West-Dipping, N20e And N60w Quartz Veins Are Mineralized. |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1935 |
| Discoverer | D.J. Smith |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1942 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 249000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D000592 |
ROBERTSON, A., ET AL., 1947, BOY SCOUT-JONES AND MOSS-RICHARDSON MOLYBDENUM DEPOSITS, HALIFAX CO., NORTH CAROLINA: U.S.B.M. REPORT OF INV. 4156
ROBERTSON, A.F., ET AL, 1947, R.I. 4156
1939 GEOCHEM AMERICAN ZINC CO.
1942 DIREXPL USBM
UNPUBLISHED REPORT WRIGHT AND ESPENSHADE USGS
WRIGHT AND ESPENSHADE, USBM
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DRILLING BY USBM IN 1943; MAPPING BY A.H. KOSCHMANN AND R.J. WRIGHT USGS IN 1943 OF PROSPECTS; C.J. COHEN OF USBM MAPPED REGIONAL GEOLOGY. |
| Deposit | MOSS-RICHARDSON PROSPECT ALONG SOUTHERN CONTACT OF THE SAME GRANITE BODY AS BOY SCOUT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1974 | King, Robert U. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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