Alaska
Prospect

Christmas and Enterprise (Whitney claims, Lemesurier Island)

Alaska, United States
MolybdenumCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Molybdenite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble
Associated rockDiorite
AlterationDevelopment of hornfels and tactite.
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10002288
MRDS IDA013192
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.25778, -136.099
References
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