Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Deposit
Model243: Phosphate, upwelling type
Materials
Ore mineralsApatite, Collophane
Geology
AlterationAlteration at Mount Casca prospect consists of pervasive silicification with chalcedony-lined vugs and irregular quartz veining. Iron and manganese oxides are present within breccia zones (DiMarchi and others, 1993).
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10307413
Alternate namesVABM Casca
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates65.34781, -141.05678
References
Doyon, Limited, 1986, Mines, prospects, and geochemical anomalies on Doyon, Limited, regional overselection lands, Alaska: Fairbanks, Alaska, Doyon, Limited, Report 86-01A, v. 1, 150 p. (Report held by Doyon, Limited, Fairbanks, Alaska.)Dover, J.A., and Miyaoka, R.T., 1988, Reinterpreted geologic map and fossil data, Charley River quadrangle, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2004, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.DiMarchi, J.J., Weglarz, T.B., Adams, D.D., Hubert, J.A., and West, A.W., 1993, 1993 annual report reconnaissance program, Doyon option lands: ASA Inc., 120 p. (Report held by Doyon Ltd., Fairbanks, Alaska.)