Cinnabar

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Mercury
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10209778
MRDS ID A003592
MAS/MILS ID 0020920002
Record type Site
Current site name Cinnabar
Alternate or previous names Flattop

Comments on the site names

  • OTHER NAMES THAT MAY APPLY TO THIS DEPOSIT AS LISTED IN ALASKA KARDEX 92-5 ARE PRINCESS, DOLLY J., COLLEEN, BEAR TRACKS, PINK LADY, JAYMAC. OWNER OPERATOR IS PROBABLY FRANCIS MCCLURE ADDRESS UNKNOWN USGS CRIB A003590

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -158.81669, 60.77294 (WGS84)
Elevation 244
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dillingham(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor Mountains D-8(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Taylor Mountains NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Taylor Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holitna River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 008 N 054 W 19 SENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -158.81669, 60.77294

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Prb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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.