Shakan Molybdenum Deposits

The Shakan Molybdenum Deposits is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 689 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

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Site Name

Primary: Shakan Molybdenum Deposits
Secondary: Angus Lillie
Secondary: Devil Fish Bay

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Dry Pass Area, Kosciusko Island

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

Owner Name: A. J. Industries

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Feldspar
Gangue: Sericite
Unknown: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): ITEM 3-STATED AS LESS THAN 120,000,000 LBS. MO AT 0.95% MOS2; R.U. KING-SEVERAL MILLION TONS MO AT 0.06% MO

Comment (Development): ECON.COM: ORE GRADE BUT SMALL TONNAGE

References

Reference (Deposit): LUND, R.J., DEC. 1961, FUTURE OF ALASKAN MINERAL INDUSTRY: MINING ENGINEERING

Reference (Deposit): BERG, H.C., ET AL, 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCESOF ALASKA: USGS REPORT

Reference (Deposit): JUNE 1964, METAL MINING & PROCESSING

Reference (Deposit): 1943, SHAKAN MOLYBDENUM DEPOSIT KOSCIUSKO ISLAND, SOUTHERN ALASKA: WAR MINERALS REPT. 108

Reference (Deposit): 5) ROBINSON, G.D., 1946, THE SHAKAN MOLYBDENITE DEPOSIT, KOSCIUSKO ISLAND, SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA: UNPUB REPT

Reference (Reserve-Resource): ITEM 1-2: MINING ENGINEERING, DEC. 1961; ITEM 3: BERG, USGS REPORT 1964 ; ITEM 4: USGS

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