| Deposit ID | 10094085 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013412 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Black Mountain |
| Related records | 10160999 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -159.30678, 61.79046 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Black Mountain, unnamed on the USGS 1:63,360 topographic map (1952 edition) of the area, is an isolated 1585-foot-high upland about 2.3 miles southwest of Molybdenum Mountain. The map site is 0.25 mile south of the summit of Black Mountain at an elevation of about 1,350 feet. It is in the SW/4 sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 55 W., of the Seward Meridian. This is locality 3 of Hoare and Cobb (1972, 1977). Hoare and Coonrad (1959) show a prospect symbol at this location. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Russian Mission D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Russian Mission NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Russian Mission(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aniak(hydrologic unit)
Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Model code | 180 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27d |
| Deposit model name | Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc) |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Kuskokwim Group |
| Rock description | Kuskokwim Group |
| (1) | -159.30678, 61.79046 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013412 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | RM011 |
Ebbley, N., and Wright, W.S., 1948, Antimony deposits in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4173, 41 p.
Cady, W.M., Wallace, R.E., Hoare, J.M., and Webber, E.J., 1955, The central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 268, 132 p.
Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, scale 1:250,000.
Hoare, J.M., and Cobb, E.H., 1977, Mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Bethel, Goodnews, and Russian Mission quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-156, 98 p.
Hoare, J M., and Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Russian Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-444, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Hoare, J.M., and Coonrad, W.L., 1959, Geology of the Russion Mission quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Geologic Investigations Map I-292, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Simple Sb deposits (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d) |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 10-JUN-01 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology | |
| Reporter | 10-JUN-01 | Travis L. Hudson | Applied Geology |
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