Friden

The Friden is a molybdenum mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Friden

Commodity

Primary: Molybdenum
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fortymile

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

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Production

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Deposit

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

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Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = In 1979 WGM Inc. conducted a soils reconnaissance program for molybdenum. In 1981, Arctic Resources Inc. conducted a follow-up investigation of high-value soil samples, and in 1984 Doyon Ltd. briefly examined a fluorine anomaly. In 1985, Doyon Ltd. reanalyzed samples containing anomalous gold values. In 1990, stream sediments were sampled for gold by Doyon Ltd., and in 1991, stream sediments, rocks, and soils were sampled.

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This prospect lies on Doyon selected land. For more information, contact Doyon Ltd.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Soil samples of the Friden prospect show anomalous molybdenum on the ridge, and weakly anomalous gold in stream-sediment samples. The area is underlain by amphibolite-grade schist country rock that has been intruded by Tertiary (?) quartz monzonite, diorite, rhyolite porphyry and rhyolite breccias, and minor olivine basalt. The granitic rocks also appear to contain high levels of fluorine (Doyon Ltd., 1998).

Comment (Geology): Age = Tertiary

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Doyon Ltd., 1998

Comment (Exploration): Status = Active

References

Reference (Deposit): Doyon, Limited, 1998, Veta Prospects 1997 Volume 1: Fairbanks, Alaska, Doyon, Limited., unpublished report 98-10, 256 p. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)

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