Rainy Mountain Lode

The Rainy Mountain Lode is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Rainy Mountain Lode
Secondary: Raven

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Goodpaster

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Rainy Mountain Lode is situated on a ridge of undifferentiated Tertiary-Cretaceous granodiorite to monzonite, metamorphic gneiss, and quartzite (Weber and others, 1978). The area is characterized by rounded hills and flat-topped ridges (Thomas, 1970). Information from Doyon Limited (1998) records the Rainy Mountain Lode as a Mo deposit. Menzie and Foster (1979) also classify the Raven site as a Mo deposit. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims at the Rainy Mountain Lode as recent as 1980. There are no indications of production from Rainy Mountain Lode.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Production): Production Notes = There are no indications of production from Rainy Mountain Lode.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims at the Rainy Mountain Lode as recent as 1980.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Menzie and Foster, 1979

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.

Reference (Deposit): Doyon, Limited, 1998, Veta Prospects 1997 Volume 1: Doyon, Limited, unpublished report 98-10, 256 p. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)

Reference (Deposit): Weber, F.R., Foster, H.L., Keith, T.E.C., Dusel-Bacon, C., 1978, Preliminary geologic map of the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-529A, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Thomas, B.I., 1970, Reconnaissance of the gold-bearing quartz veins in the Tibbs Creek area, Goodpaster River, Big Delta quadrangle, central Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 14-70, 12 p.

Reference (Deposit): Menzie, W.D., and Foster, H.L., 1979, Metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral resource potential in the Big Delta quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-529D, 61 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

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