Chitina River Prospect

The Chitina River Prospect is a copper and molybdenum mine located in Alaska.

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

Name: Chitina River Prospect  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Copper, Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 61.49722, -144.25833

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Chitina River Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Chitina River Prospect


Commodity

Primary: Copper
Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Not available


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NO DATA ON TENOR


Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite


Comments

Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 61 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): EXPLORED ONLY CURSORILY

Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATIONS AND SMALL CONCENTRATIONS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND MOLYBDENITE IN GRANITIC INTRUSIVE; PORPHYRY-TYPE DEPOSIT

Comment (Geology): DEPOSIT IS IN BIOTITE GRANODIORITE PLUTON, NEAR CONTACT WITH GREENSTONE OF SKOLAI GROUP


References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 77-169A, P. 82, LOC. 61

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 61

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-80-892B-61


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