Main commodities | Mo; S; U |
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Ore minerals | molybdenite |
Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale | MH |
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Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale | A-6 |
Latitude | 63.2452 |
Longitude | -146.676 |
Nearby scientific data | Find additional scientific data near this location |
Location and accuracy | The Bushwacker occurrence is located on the east bank of the West Fork Maclaren River within the Stellar Project; 0.3 mile north-northeast of the center of section 2, T. 20 S., R. 5 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This location is accurate to within about 100 feet. |
Geologic descriptionThe Bushwacker occurrence is located within the Stellar Project areas. It has characteristics of a molybdenum porphyry with anomalies in molybdenum, sulfur and uranium (P. St. George, Chief Exploration Officer, Millrock Resources Inc., oral communication, 2014). Millrock collected four soil samples in 2013 in addition to airborne electromagnetic geophysical survey (P. St. George, Chief Exploration Officer, Millrock Resources Inc., oral communication, 2014). | |
Geologic map unit | (, ) |
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Mineral deposit model | Porphyry molybdenum? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21b) |
Mineral deposit model number | 21b? |
Age of mineralization | Triassic or younger based on age of host rock? |
Workings or exploration | Millrock collected four soil samples in 2013 in addition to airborne electromagnetic geophysical survey (P. St. George, Chief Exploration Officer, Millrock Resources Inc., oral communication, 2014). |
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Indication of production | None |
Reserve estimates | None. |
Production notes | None. |
References | |
Reporters | V.C. Zinno (Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc.) |
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Last report date | 4/30/2014 |