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Porphyry Mountain

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Molybdenum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185383
MRDS ID A011713
MAS/MILS ID 0020870002
Record type Site
Current site name Porphyry Mountain
Related records 10001036

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.83918, 61.45107 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 005 S 014 E 11 C SENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.83918, 61.45107
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    I438

  • Deposit

    C604 pp. 2-3, 6, 8-9, 14

  • Deposit

    MF395

  • Deposit

    MF773B

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QTZ VEIN UP TO .5 M THICK ALONG FAULT CUTTING TERT. PLUTON; MOLY MAINLY ALONG SELVAGES OF VEIN; MINOR AU; 120 METERS OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS (MF773-B).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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