Commodities
PrimaryMolybdenum
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsMolybdenite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Hornblende, Quartz
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10308921
MRDS IDA011382
Alternate namesRock Creek Molybdenum
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates62.59779, -143.35959
References
Moffit, F.H., 1941, Geology of the upper Tetling River district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 917-B, p. 115-157.Moffit, F.H., 1954, Geology of the eastern part of the Alaska Range and adjacent area: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 989-D, p. 63-218.Nelson, A.E., and others, 1952, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in eastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 348, p. 3.Richter, D.H., 1970, A corundum occurrence in the eastern Alaska Range, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 700-C, p. C98-C102.Richter, D.H., and Schmoll, 1973, Geologic Map of the Nabesna C-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map GQ-1062, scale 1:63,360.Richter, D.H., Singer, D.A., and Cox, D.P., 1975, Mineral resources map of the Nabesna quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-655-K, scale 1:250,000.Matson, N.A., and Richter, D.H., 1971, Geochemical data from the Nabesna C-5 quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 71-0204, 10 p.