Alaska
Prospect

Mt. Fairplay

Alaska, United States
CopperGoldLeadZincMolybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryGold, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationHydrothermal alteration (Singer and others, 1976).
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10001747
MRDS IDA012531
Alternate namesFairplay
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates63.68974, -142.24266
References
Kerin, L.J., 1976, The reconnaissance petrology of the Mount Fairplay igneous complex: University of Alaska, Fairbanks, M.Sc. thesis, 95 p.Singer, D.A., Csejtey, Bela, Jr., and Miller, R.J., 1978, Map and discussion of the metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral resources of the Talkeetna Mountains quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 78-588-Q, 33 p., 1 plate, scale 1:250,000.Eberlein, G.D., Chapman, R.M., Foster, H.L., and Gassaway, J.S., 1977, Map and table describing known metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits in central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-168-D, 132 p., 1 map, scale 1:1,000,000.Cobb, E.H., and Eberlein, G.D., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Big Delta and Tanacross quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-1086, 77 p.U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1984, Mt. Fairplay report: U.S. Bureau of Mines, Fairbanks, Alaska, unpublished data on file at Geologic Materials Center, Box 13, Eagle River, Alaska, 17 p.Wilson, F.H., Smith, J.G., and Shew, Nora, 1985, Review of radiometric data from the Yukon crystalline terrane, Alaska and Yukon Territory: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 22, p. 525-537.Newberry, R.J., Layer, P.W., Burleigh, R.E., and Solie, D.N., 1996, New 40Ar/39Ar dates for intrusions and mineral prospects in the eastern Yukon-Tanana terrane, Alaska - Regional patterns and significance, in Gray, J.E., and Riehle, J.R., eds., Geological Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1595, p. 131-159.Indian and Northern Affairs, Canada, 1987, Yukon Exploration 1988: Exploration and Geological Services Division, Yukon, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 304 p.