Wood Lake West Ridge

The Wood Lake West Ridge is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,201 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

Name: Wood Lake West Ridge

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 2,201 Feet (671 Meters)

Commodity: Molybdenum

Lat, Long: 58.5378, -136.52060

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Satelite image of the Wood Lake West Ridge

Wood Lake West Ridge MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Wood Lake West Ridge


Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum


Location

State: Alaska
District: Juneau District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Minerals Only


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1975
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


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: Goethite
Unknown: Hornblende
Unknown: Witherite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Orthoclase
Unknown: Oligoclase
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Epidote
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Biotite
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Apatite
Unknown: Andesine
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Labradorite
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Sericite


Comments

Not available


References

Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 329-330

Reference (Deposit): B926C p. 178

Reference (Deposit): B1246

Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 78-79

Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 21

Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 pp. C22, C267, plates 1A, 1B, 2


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