Alaska
Prospect

Unnamed (north of upper Antler Creek)

Alaska, United States
MolybdenumCopperGoldSilverZinc
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
SecondaryGold, Silver
TertiaryZinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueAnhydrite, Calcite, Gypsum, Quartz
Other materialsBiotite, Chlorite, Epidote, Feldspar, Hornblende, Kaolin, Limonite, Magnetite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockDiorite · Nabesna batholith
Associated rockDacite
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10258737
MRDS IDA011395
Alternate namesLemon, Alaska Nabesna Corporation, Sargent Mine, Camp Bird, Nebesna, North Star Group, Glacier Claim, California Group, Copper King, Orange Hill, Unnamed
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates62.20369, -142.84744
References
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