The Wood Cove Occurrence is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 49 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 49 Feet (15 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 54.82222, -133.51944
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Wood Cove Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wood Cove Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1969
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: QUARTZ VEINS RAN 500-700 PPM MO
Analytical Data: AVERAGE CONTENT OF 11 SAMPLES GAVE 200 PPM MO
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Epidote
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 4 TYPES OF VEIN ARE PRESENT: QUARTZ-MOLYBDENITE, QUARTZ-PYRITE-MOLYBDENITE, EPIDOTE, AND PYRITE. QUARTZ-MOLYBDENITE VEINS ARE 1-6 IN THICK. AVERAGE DENSITY IS 4-8 VEINS PER SQ. FT., HALF OF WHICH HAVE MEGASCOPIC MOLYBDENITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 456, P.2-3, 6
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 78-863, P. 26
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