Potter

The Potter is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Potter

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Anchorage

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Zircon

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Concentrates reported by Jasper (1967) have 45 to 55 percent magnetite, less than 1 percent zircon, 1 grain of molybdenite, and 8 grains of pyrite.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Jasper, 1967

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The bedrock in the vicinity is covered by Quaternary surficial deposits. Float consists of graywacke, sandstone, agrillite, and greenstone. Concentrates include magnetite, zircon, molybdenite, and pyrite (Jasper, 1967).

References

Reference (Deposit): Jasper, M.W., 1967, Geochemical investigations along the Valdez to Chitina Highway, south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geochemical Report 15, 33 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials in the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1095, 184 p.

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