Moonshine Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Copper

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10000013
MRDS ID	A010012
Record type	Site
Current site name	Moonshine Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-132.05371, 55.14445 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Comments on the location information

NEAR DOLOMI LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Copper	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chalcopyrite	Ore
Pyrite	Ore
Tetrahedrite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-132.05371, 55.14445	List Map

Ore body information

Strike N60W

Dip NE

Controls for ore emplacement

Near Contact Between Limestone And Quartzite

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Occurrence
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A010012

Bibliographic references

Deposit

USGS BULL 592, P. 81.
Deposit

USGS BULL 642, P. 81.
Deposit

USGS MF 433
Deposit

USGS OF 78-869, P. 140

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	BRECCIATED QUARTZ VEINS

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1983	Hirschmann, M. M. (Elliott, R. L.)	U.S. Geological Survey
Editor	12-APR-1994	Mosier, Dan	U.S. Geological Survey