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Anaconda Claims

Occurrence in Ontario, Canada with commodities PGE, Copper
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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10039326
MRDS ID M046964
Record type Site
Current site name Anaconda Claims

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -86.32358, 48.78222 (WGS84)
Relative position 6 MI. NE OF MARATHON

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Canada Ontario

Commodities

Commodity Importance
PGE Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Porphyry > Lamprophyre
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Syenite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro

Nearby scientific data

(1) -86.32358, 48.78222
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ore Min. Found As Interstitral Fill In Coarse-Grained Illmeno-Magnette Rich Phase Of Banded Olivine Gabbro.

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: GABBRO INTRUDED BY NUMEROUS SYENITE AND LAMPROPHYRE DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1962

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Anaconda Canada

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: PROSPECT PROBABLY TOO LOW GRADE AND DISCONTINOUS FORUNDERGROUND MINING...

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANNIS, CRANSTONE, AND VALLEE, KNOWN MIN. CA., 1978 : DEPT. ENERGY, MINES RESOURCES CA., BULL. MR 181

  • Deposit

    CANADIAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1973 - 74 : NO. MINER, P. 29

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit OWNERS NAME CHANGED JUNE 1972 FROM ANACONDA AMERICAN BRASS L.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1978 Saso, Jerri L. U.S. Geological Survey

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