The Trout Creek (Pitka Fork, Sturrock, Hodzana Valley Moly) is a molybdenum and zinc mine located in Alaska.
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Trout Creek (Pitka Fork, Sturrock, Hodzana Valley Moly) MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Trout Creek (Pitka Fork, Sturrock, Hodzana Valley Moly)
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Yukon Flats
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:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Molybdenite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1942
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins(?) (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A single lot quartz-, pyrite-, sphalerite-, and molybdenite-bearing rock specimens were submitted to the U.S. Geological Survey by a prospector in 1924 and inspected by J.B. Mertie, Jr., who felt that the mineral assemblage was a good indication of gold mineralization (Smith, 1942).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1942, Occurrences of molybdenum in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-C, p. 161-210.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1973, Placer deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1374, 213 p.
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