Alaska
Prospect

Clifton

Alaska, United States
Molybdenum
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationNone is specifically referenced in the geologic descriptions in Smith (1942) but Herbert and Race (1965) suggest bleaching and possibly, silicification.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10002210
MRDS IDA013111
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates59.52976, -135.22211
References
Barker, Fred, 1952, The coast range batholith between Haines, Alaska and Bennett Lake, British Columbia: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Miscellaneous Report 109-3, 48 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:126,720.Herbert, C.F., and Race, W.H., 1964, Geochemical investigations of selected areas in southeastern Alaska, 1964: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geochemical Report 1, 75 p.Herbert, C.F., and Race, W.H., 1965, Geochemical investigations of selected areas in southeastern Alaska, 1964 and 1965: Alaska Division of Mines and Minerals Geochemical Report 6, 75 p., 4 sheets, scale 1:63,360.Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Skagway quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-424, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Mt. Fairweather and Skagway quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-316, 123 p.Berg, H.C., 1984, Regional geologic summary, metallogenesis, and mineral resources of southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report 84-572, 298 p., 1 plate, scale approx. 1:600,000.Barker, Fred, Arth, J.G., and Stern, T.W., 1986, Evolution of the Coast batholith along the Skagway traverse, Alaska and British Columbia: American Mineralogist, v. 71, p. 632-643.Clough, A.H., 1991?, Bureau of Mines mineral investigations in the Juneau mining district, Alaska, 1984-1988, v. 2, Detailed mine, prospect, and mineral occurrence descriptions, section E, Coast Range subarea: U.S. Bureau of Mines of Mines Special Publication, 44 p.Gehrels, G.E., McClelland, W.C., Samson, S.D., Patchett, P.J., and Jackson, J.L., 1990, Ancient continental margin assemblage in the northern Coast Mountains, southeast Alaska and northwest Canada: Geology, v. 18, p. 208-211.Gehrels, G.E., McClelland, W.C., Samson, S.D., Patchett, P.J., and Brew. D.A., 1991, U-Pb geochronology and tectonic significance of Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary plutons in the northern Coast Mountains batholith: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 28, p. 899-911.Brew, D.A., and Ford, A.B., 1994, The coast mountains plutonic-metamorphic complex and related rocks between Haines, Alaska, and Fraser, British Columbia q tectonic and geologic sketches and Klondike Highway road log: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 94-268, 25 p.Smith, P.S., 1942, Occurrences of molybdenum in Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-C, p. 161-210.