| Deposit ID | 10001959 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012798 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waterfall Creek Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Claims: Bunker Hill, Isabel, Mabel, Moniter |
| Related records | 10184859 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -165.52079, 64.73789 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | HEAD OF WATERFALL CR., TRIB. TO LAST CHANCE CR. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nome(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nome C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nome(hydrologic unit)
Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)
Northwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Sitnasuak Native Corporation(ANCSA Village)
ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Lead | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Gold | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | 2.5 TONS OF ORE CONTAINED MORE THAN 58% SB PLUS MINOR AU AND AG VALUES, USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 439 |
|---|---|
| Result | SAMPLE ACROSS 30 FT SILICIFIED ZONE CONTAINED 0.1 OZ/TON AU, ADGGS GR 36, P. 36. |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist |
| (1) | -165.52079, 64.73789 |
|---|
| General form | LENSES |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012798 |
USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 438-440, 442.
USGS BULLETIN 722, P. 182-184, 231-232, 253.
TDM PAM 5-R, P. 11, 19, 27.
USGS BULLETIN 1246, P. 122-123.
ADGGS GR 36, P. 36.
USBM CLAIM MAP, NOME QUAD., KX-52-107.
USGS OFR 77-796-B, P. 31, LOC. 401.
BAG-MF-463-20
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TWO ADITS INTERSECTED A STOCKWORK OF IRON-STAINED SCHIST AND QUARTZ CONTAINING LENTICULAR MASSES OF STIBNITE LESS THAN 1 FT THICK; VERTICAL SHEAR ZONE 100 FT WIDE EXPOSED BY OPEN-CUT, CONTAINS PYRITE, PYRRHOTITE, STIBNITE, AND MINOR AU; SHEAR ZONE TRENDS N 20 DEGREES E AND OFFSETS A QUARTZ VEIN 1-3 FT THICK THAT CONTAINS LESS THAN 1% STIGNITE CRYSTALS UP TO 0.25 IN LONG; ALSO REPORTED: GALENA AND CHALCOPYRITE WITH MALACHITE AND AZURITE, SOMEWHERE NEAR THE ANTIMONY PROSPECT AT THE HEAD OF WATERFALL CR. |
| Deposit | LAST CHANCE CR. AND WATERFALL CR. USED INTERCHANGEABLY IN REFERENCES TO REFER TO THIS SITE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1987 | Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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