Bond Creek

The Bond Creek is a molybdenum and copper 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: Bond Creek

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Gold
Secondary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Chisana

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: L

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Central Altered Zone (About 600 X 2000 M) Contains Abundant Chlorite, Minor Biotite And K-Feldspar, Spotty Sericite. Outer Zones (About 2000 X 3000 M) Contain Minor Chlorite, Epidote, And Anhydrite.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Gold
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE, AND MINOR MOLYBDENITE IN QUARTZ VEINLETS AND AS DISSEMINATIONS IN HIGHLY ALTERED PERMIAN VOLCANIC ROCKS ADJACENT TO CRETACEOUS GRANODIORITE/QUARTZ MONZONITE/QUARTZ DIORITE PLUTON.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 500 MILLION TONNES OF 0.30% CU AND 0.02% MO (USGS MF-655K).

Comment (Location): RICHTER, 1973, I-789 LOC. 3. 4 MI. E. OF ORANGE HILL DEPOSIT. ACCURATE WITHIN 200 FT.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Workings): SURFACE WORKINGS.

Comment (Deposit): LARGEST PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSIT KNOWN IN THE NABESNA QUADRANGLE. SEE ALSO: ORANGE HILL DEPOSIT (NB043).

References

Reference (Deposit): RICHTER, D.H., AND OTHERS, 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES MAP OF THE NABESNA QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-655-K, SCALE 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): COBB, E.H., AND RICHTER, D.H., 1980, SUMMARIES OF DATA ON AND LIST OF REFERENCES TO METALLIC AND SELECTED NONMETALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS IN THE NABESNA QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 80-927, 117 P.

Reference (Deposit): RICHTER, D.H., AND MATSON, N.A., 1970, GEOCHEMICAL DATA FROM THE NABESNA A-4 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 70-276, 14 P., 1 SHEET, SCALE 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): RICHTER, D.H., 1973, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGICAL MAP OF THE NABESNA A-1 QUADRANGLE, ALASKA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS SERIES MAP I-789, SCALE 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): HOLLISTER, V.F., ANZALONE, S.A., AND RICHTER, D.H., 1975, PORPHYRY COPPER BELTS OF SOUTHERN ALASKA AND CONTIGUOUS YUKON TERRITORY: CIM BULLETIN (CANADIAN MINING AND METALLURGICAL BULLETIN), V. 68, NO. 756, P. 104-112.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): USGS MF-655K

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