Oreo; Oreo Mountain Prospect, Fortymile District, Southeast Fairbanks Borough, Alaska, USA
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Geology: The Oreo Mountain prospect was initially staked in the 1970's by Cities Services Mineral Corp. as a possible porphyry Cu deposit. It has a reportedly large intriguing geochemical anomaly (David Hedderly-Smith, oral communication, 1998). The regional geology is mapped as Paleozoic and/or Precambrian biotite gneiss, amphibolite grade. The prospect is located within the Y1 subterrane of the Yukon-Tanana terrane (Foster and Keith, 1994).
Commodities (Major) - Cu?
Development Status: None
Deposit Model: Porphyry Cu? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 21a)
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References
Foster, H.L., 1970, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Tanacross quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geological Investigations Map I-593, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Foster, H.L., and Keith, T.E.C., 1994, Geology of the Yukon-Tanana area of east-central Alaska: in Plafker, G. and Berg, H.C., eds, The geology of North America, vol. G-1, The geology of Alaska: Geological Society of America, p. 205-240.