The Clifton Moly is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 971 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: 971 Feet (296 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum
Lat, Long: 59.5264, -135.22080
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Clifton Moly MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Clifton Moly
Secondary: Clifton
Secondary: Combination
Secondary: Virg A
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Location
State: Alaska
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): CLAIMS STAKED 1915. ACTIVE TO 1917. RESTAKED 1967. LAST WORK 1969. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. 35 FT TUNNEL, 20 FT TUNNEL & 15 FT WINZE. SEVERAL OPEN CUTS BUT NO ADDITIONAL MINERALIZATION FOUND. PART OF A QUESTIONABLE SHEAR ZONE CONTAINING ANOMALOUS MOLYBDENUM. SEE MAP. MINERALIZATION IN ALASKITE TO GRANITE. MOLY PATCHY. LATER ESTIMATES ARE .001 PARTS MOLY TO GRANITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 163
Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 p. 207
Reference (Deposit): MF424
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-053
Reference (Deposit): B642d pp. 99-100
Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 25
Reference (Deposit): B692b pp. 23, 30
Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 41
Reference (Deposit): B800 p. 330
Reference (Deposit): B926C pp. 180-181
Reference (Deposit): IR HMF 490714 p. 2
Reference (Deposit): GC1 p. 6
Reference (Deposit): GC6 pp. 13-14, 18
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