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Widstedt No. 2 Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Antimony
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002000
MRDS ID A012844
Record type Site
Current site name Widstedt No. 2 Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.39994, 64.58011 (WGS84)
Relative position W BANK OF QUARTZ GULCH, TRIB. TO ANVIL CR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • USGS MF-247, LOC. 20. 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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Nome Group
    Rock description Nome Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) DOnx
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Comments on the workings information

  • SHAFT REPORTED TO BE FILLED WITH WATER IN 1920; SMALL OPEN CUT.

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE BEFORE 1920.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MATERIAL FROM DUMP NEXT TO WATER-FILLED SHAFT ON W BANK OF QUARTZ GULCH CONSISTED OF FINELY CRYSTALLINE STIBNITE ASSOCIATED WITH PYRITE AND ARSENOPYRITE IN SMALL VEINLETS CUTTING QUARTZ AND SCHIST; OPEN CUT ON E SIDE OF QUARTZ GULCH EXPOSED 12 FT WIDE ZONE OF QUARTZ STRINGERS CUT BY VEINLETS OF FINELY CRYSTALLINE STIBNITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1987 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

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