Magoun Molybdenum-Copper Prospect

The Magoun Molybdenum-Copper 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

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Site Name

Primary: Magoun Molybdenum-Copper Prospect
Secondary: Magoun Island

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

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Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): ONE MO CLAIM STAKED IN 1939 BY C.E. DEINING. NO KNOWN DEVELOPMENT OR PRODUCTION.

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEINLET UP TO 6 IN. THICK IN BIOTITE QUARTZ DIORITE CONTAINS SPARSE CHALCOPYRITE, AND MOLYBDENITE IN PLATES UP TO 0.5 IN. IN DIAMETER IN VEINLET AND CONCENTRATED IN VEINLET WALLS.

Comment (Workings): NATURE OF WORKINGS NOT KNOWN

Comment (Geology): QUARTZ DIORITE INTRUSION IN CRETACEOUS SITKA GRAYWACKE COUNTRY ROCK.

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Location): USGS MF-467, LOC. 50 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-467-50

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 20-73, LOC. 85 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450, P. 75 (1978)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 50 (1972)

Reference (Deposit): USGS B 926, P. 174-175 (1942)

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