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Unnamed Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Silver
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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. Ore body information
  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 10002620
MRDS ID A015057
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -156.55017, 62.94055 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 1000(meters)
Relative position 14 MILES SOUTH OF OPHIR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Iditarod D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Iditarod NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Iditarod(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

  • USGS MF-363, LOC. 13. ALONG SIDE OF GANES CREEK ABOUT 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM FROM THE CONFLUENCE OF SPALDING CREEK. 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 Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Silver Ore
Stibnite Ore

Analytical data

Result SAMPLE ACCROSS FACE CONTAINED ONLY A TRACE OF GOLD AND SILVER.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -156.55017, 62.94055
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N 30 E
    Dip 75 SW
    Width 3.05M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1914
Discoverer H.M. Eakin

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit STIBNITE BEARING QUARTZ VEIN 8-10 FT. WIDE IN A FISSURE IN SANDSTONE CUT BY A RHYOLITE DIKE; SPECKS OF STIBNITE THROUGHOUT, BUT MOST ABUNDANT IN 1-FT. ZONE NEXT TO FOOTWALL. VEIN TRACABLE FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND FEET ALONG STRIKE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-87 Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.) 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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