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Bushwacker

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Mo; S; U
Ore minerals molybdenite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale MH
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale A-6
Latitude 63.2452
Longitude -146.676
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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 setting

Geologic description

The 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).
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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?

Production and reserves

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).
Indication of production None
Reserve estimates None.
Production notes None.

References

References

Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds., 1986, Mineral deposit models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, 379 p.
Nokleberg, W.J., Lange, I.M., Roback, R.C., Yeend, Warren, and Silva, S.R., 1991, Map showing locations of metalliferous lode and placer mineral occurrences, mineral deposits, prospects, and mines, Mount Hayes quadrangle, eastern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1996-C, 42 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reporters V.C. Zinno (Alaska Earth Sciences, Inc.)
Last report date 4/30/2014