Alaska
Prospect

The Nunatak Molybdenum Prospect

Alaska, United States
MolybdenumCopperGoldSilver
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Description

John Johnson And Tom Smith

Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryGold, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Molybdenite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAlbite, Alunite, Chlorite, Enargite, Epidote, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
AlterationOutward From Quartz Monzonite, Limestone And Argellites Undergo Silicified, Skarn, And Cherty Haloes
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10096789
MRDS IDA013175
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates58.98529, -136.10432
References
USGS OF 78-494, PLATE IV, P. C-274-295 (1978)USGS P 632, PLATE 1, 11, 12, P. 74-78 (1971)USGS MF-436, LOC. 43 (1972)USGS B 1121-K, P. K 49 (1963)BAG-P-632-21