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Mosquito Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185826
MRDS ID A012529
MAS/MILS ID 0020690065
Record type Site
Current site name Mosquito Prospect
Related records 10001745

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.47081, 63.88532 (WGS84)
Elevation 1250
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Tanacross D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Tanacross NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Tanacross(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 024 N 010 E 04 NESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Molybdenum Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Kgu
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1975

Mining district

District name Forty Mile District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WGM LTD. DOYON PROJECT 1979, ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT,

  • Deposit

    TANACROSS MOLYBDENUM RECONNAISSANCE. DOYON LTD., FAIRBANKS,

  • Deposit

    AK. REP. NO. 80-17, 1980.

  • Deposit

    CARTER, C.H. DOYON, EXPLORATION PROGRAM, BLOCKS 4,5,8, AND

  • Deposit

    22. DOYON LTD.., FAIRBANKS, AK. REP. NO. 81-27, 1981.

  • Deposit

    DASHEVSKY, S.S., AND D.L. NICOL. GEOLOGIC FIELD EXAMINATION

  • Deposit

    IN DOYON LTD. REGIONAL SELECTION BLOCKS 1,6,8,9,10,12,13,18,

  • Deposit

    19,20,21, AND HUGHS AND MTNT VILLAGE LANDS, 1984. DOYON LTD

  • Deposit

    FAIRBANKS, AK. REP. NO. 85-07, 1985.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-1995 Reb 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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