Alaska
Prospect

Chathenda Creek

Alaska, United States
MolybdenumCopperSilverGold
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Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum, Copper
SecondarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model79: Porphyry Cu-Mo
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Molybdenite
GangueChlorite, Pyrite
Other materialsBiotite, Feldspar, Galena, Sphalerite
Geology
Host rockGranodiorite,Quartz Monzonite,Greenstone · "Nabesna Pluton", "Nikolai Greenstone"
Associated rockPorphyry
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1962
Identification
Deposit ID10282788
MRDS IDA010705
Alternate namesBond Creek, Taku 1-27, Bond Creek-Orange Hill, Johnson Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreA
Coordinates62.19969, -142.70254
References
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