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Mystery Mountains

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Tin, Tungsten
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258778
MAS/MILS ID 0020650035
Record type Site
Current site name Mystery Mountains
Alternate or previous names Pork Chop Hill, Doyon Block 10

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -154.58967, 63.51509 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Medfra C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Medfra N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Medfra C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Doyon, Limited(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 023 S 022 E 10 SENWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Tourmaline Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -154.58967, 63.51509
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Primary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Primary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 SILICIFICATION
    Date of Last Modification 910618

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1977

Mining district

District name Ruby

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Other

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Doyon, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PROSPECT IS ON LAND BELONGING TO DOYON, LTD. DOYON REPORT INDICATES POTENTIAL FOR LODE TIN AT DEPTH. TIN MINERALIZATION IS APPARENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH SECONDARY TOURMALINE AND MAY BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE TOURMALINE. NO VISIBLE CASSITERITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-JUN-1991 Djb 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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