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Venus

Prospect, Active

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Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities Cu
Ore minerals chalcopyrite
Gangue minerals chlorite; garnet

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale MH
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale B-6
Latitude 63.2887
Longitude -146.6413
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Location and accuracy The Venus prospect is located in between Maclaren Glacier and the West Fork Maclaren River within the Stellar Project; 0.4 mile north of the center of section 8, T. 19 S., R. 6 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This location is accurate to within about 100 feet.

Geologic setting

Geologic description

Venus is a copper prospect, in the Stellar Project area, characterized by a copper soil anomaly hosted in hornfels and basalt (P. St. George, Chief Exploration Officer, Millrock Resources Inc., oral communication, 2014). The Stellar Project area straddles the Yukon-Tanana and Wrangellia terranes (Millrock Resources Inc., 2014).
From 2011 to 2013, Millrock Resources Inc. conducted soil and rock sampling. In 2013, airborne electromagnetic geophysical survey and spectrometry were flown (P. St. George, Chief Exploration Officer, Millrock Resources Inc., oral communication, 2014).
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Mineral deposit model Unknown.
Age of mineralization Triassic or younger based on age of host rock (Nokleberg and others, 1991)?
Alteration of deposit Chlorite and garnet (P. St. George, Chief Exploration Officer, Millrock Resources Inc., oral communication, 2014).

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration From 2011 to 2013, Millrock Resources Inc. conducted soil and rock sampling. In 2013, airborne electromagnetic geophysical survey and spectrometry were flown (P. St. George, Chief Exploration Officer, Millrock Resources Inc., oral communication, 2014).
Indication of production None
Reserve estimates None.
Production notes None.

References

References

Millrock Resources Inc., 2014, Stellar: http://www.millrockresources.com/projects/stellar/ (as of April 29, 2014).
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 12/9/2014