Rainy Mountain Lode; Raven Prospect, Goodpaster Mining District, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rainy Mountain Lode; Raven Prospect | Prospect |
| Goodpaster Mining District | Mining District |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 9' 0'' North , 144° 0' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Location: The Rainy Mountain Lode is situated on a ridge, approximately 55 miles east of Big Delta. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system reports active lode claims at the Rainy Mountain Lode. The approximate center of the lode is in NE1/4 section 3, T. 27 N., R. 7 E., of the Copper River Meridian. The site can be accessed from the Healy River, approximately 3 miles to the south. It is locality 32 of Menzie and Foster (1979), who summarized relevant references under the name 'Raven'.
Geology: The Rainy Mountain Lode is situated on a ridge of undifferentiated Tertiary-Cretaceous granodiorite to monzonite, metamorphic gneiss, and quartzite (Weber and others, 1978). The area is characterized by rounded hills and flat-topped ridges (Thomas, 1970). Information from Doyon Limited (1998) records the Rainy Mountain Lode as a Mo deposit. Menzie and Foster (1979) also classify the Raven site as a Mo deposit. The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims at the Rainy Mountain Lode as recent as 1980. There are no indications of production from Rainy Mountain Lode.
Workings: The Alaska Division of Mining Kardex file system records active claims at the Rainy Mountain Lode as recent as 1980.
Production: There are no indications of production from Rainy Mountain Lode.
Commodities (Major) - Mo
Development Status: None
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
| Mo | Molybdenum | |
| Mo | ⓘ Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | BD034 |
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North AmericaContinent
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- North America PlatformPassive Margin
- Yukon-Tanana lower DomainDomain
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