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Jones and Boyle Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001226
MRDS ID A011940
Record type Site
Current site name Jones and Boyle Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.22556, 67.47469 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position Within 2500 Ft Radius.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman B-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • PLACER CUT ON N SIDE OF SMITH GULCH; NEAR MOUTH; SEE: USGS PP 709, P. 9, FIG 4 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Analytical data

Result .02-.079 PPM AU DETECTED IN ROCK SAMPLES

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.22556, 67.47469
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 40 E
    Dip 90

Comments on the geologic information

  • BEDROCK SHOWN AS PHYLLITE AND SILTSTONE UNIT ON USGS OFR 200 (GEOLOGIC MAP)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Koyukuk

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPOSED IN PLACER CUT

Comments on development

  • STIBNITE VEIN WAS UNCOVERED AND SLUICED DURING PLACER MINING ON SMITH CREEK BENCHES (CIRCA WW2)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 6 VERTICAL QUARTZ VEINS 3 TO 4 IN WIDE, 1 TO 40 FT APART; CONTAIN 1.5 TO 2 IN WIDE ZONES OF STIBNITE; AU DETECTED IN ANALYSIS
Deposit SEE ALSO: WANNEMAKER AND WORTMAN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-86 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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