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Stibnite

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Silver, Lead, Antimony, Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308624
Record type Site
Current site name Stibnite

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.45796, 65.06268 (WGS84)
Relative position The Stibnite prospect is located above the confluence of Willow Creek and Cleary Creek; NE1/4NW1/4 sec. 25, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Lead Primary
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Ore
Stibnite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.45796, 65.06268
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = By 1916, the Stibnite prospect was being explored by the Eldorado Mining and Milling Company and consisted of an open cut and a 40-foot shaft (Mertie, 1918). The 3- to 12-inch thick shear zone being developed contained 'commercial grade' lead and silver with minor gold. The principal metallic minerals identified were argentiferous galena, stibnite and pyrite. The ore is in quartzite and is parallel to the schistosity of the country rock.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = By 1916, the Stibnite prospect was being explored by the Eldorado Mining and Milling Company and consisted of an open cut and a 40 foot shaft (Mertie, 1918).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

  • Deposit

    Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1918, Lode mining in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662-H, p. 403-424.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Mertie, 1918

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lead, silver, antimony and gold mineralization in quartzite.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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