The Boundary Creek is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,449 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
Elevation: 4,449 Feet (1,356 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 58.6458, -133.84580
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Boundary Creek MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Boundary Creek
Secondary: Boundary Creek Molybdenum-Silver
Secondary: Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
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
Type: Other
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1967
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Silver
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NEAREST ROAD IS THANE ROAD ABOUT 40 MI ALONG TAKU RIVER, DI FFICULTIES WOULD INCLUDE GLACIAL ACTIVITY ALONG TAKU RIVER. POWER AT ANNEX CR AND SNETTISHAM, EACH APPROX. 30 MI. ECON. & GANGUE MIN. NOT COMPLETE, THAT AVAILABLE IS GIVEN.
Comment (Reference): SEE BACK-UP FILES
References
Reference (Deposit): C615 pp. 12-15
Reference (Deposit): MF407
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