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Unnamed (east fork Bond Creek)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Molybdenum
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000763
MRDS ID A011404
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (east fork Bond Creek)
Alternate or previous names East Fork Porphyry Molybdenum

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -142.67754, 62.22552 (WGS84)
Relative position Best location: Richter, 1973, USGS I-789, loc. 19; vicinity of Bond Cr.-Orange Hill deposits. Accurate within 100 ft radius
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Molybdenum Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite
    Rock unit name Nabesna Pluton
    Rock description Nabesna Pluton
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -142.67754, 62.22552
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Quartz-pyrite-molybdenite veins and veinlets in strongly altered and brecciated trondhjemite of Cretaceous age.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Chisana

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = No data available, probably low grade. Type of workings: surface

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A011404
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF NB052

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Richter, D.H., 1973, Reconnaissance geological map of the Nabesna A-1 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map 1-789, scale 1:63,360.

  • Deposit

    Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Richter, 1973, USGS I-789, loc. 19

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode: porphyry
Deposit Other Comments = Deposit is of interest mainly due to its proximity to two large tonnage, low grade porphyry copper deposits at Bond Creek and Orange Hill. See also: Monte Cristo Creek (NB037)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-FEB-1997 Leonard, K.R. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 04-FEB-1997 Elliott, R.L. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 04-FEB-1997 Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey