Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10001334 |
| MRDS ID |
A012074 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Ivanhoe Mine |
| Alternate or previous names |
Mellon Mining and Manufacturing Co. |
| Related records |
10185983 |
Geographic coordinates
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Geographic coordinates:
|
-135.10456, 58.88225 (WGS84)
|
| Relative position |
2.5 MI NE OF COMET MINE |
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Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
| United States |
Alaska |
Comments on the location information
- LOCATION IS PRINTED ON JUNEAU D-4 QUAD., 1:63360 TOPOGRAPHIC SERIES 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 |
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Associated |
| Rock type |
Plutonic Rock
> Mafic Intrusive Rock
> Diorite |
| Rock unit name |
Jualin Diorite |
| Rock description |
Jualin Diorite |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Pliocene |
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| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
> Mafic Volcanic Rock
> Basalt |
Ore body information
| Strike |
N 10 W |
| Dip |
30-60 E (AVE 50 E) |
| Depth to top |
0M
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Comments on the geologic information
- ONLY MINE IN THE BERNERS BAY AREA THAT IS NOT IN JUALIN DIORITE
