Unnamed (upper Livengood Creek)

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002886
MRDS ID A015373
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (upper Livengood Creek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.43915, 65.54578 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 5. This lode deposit is between Livengood Creek and Amy Creek, near the tailings marked on the Livengood (C-3) quadrangle. Accuracy is within 2,000 feet.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Livengood N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -148.43915, 65.54578

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Stibnite was found in place in weathered bedrock on a bench claim near the head of Livengood Creek (Overbeck, 1920). Stibnite from this vein was said to have been shipped during World War I (Joesting, 1942; ATDM Pamph. 1).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Tolovana

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Stibnite from this vein was said to have been shipped during World War I (Joesting, 1942; ATDM Pamph. 1).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Overbeck, 1920

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Stibnite vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.