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Unnamed Prospect

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Antimony
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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. Mining district
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10000658
MRDS ID A011282
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -151.05511, 63.50262 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Denali(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Denali NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount McKinley C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore

Analytical data

Result NO ASSAY AVAILABLE

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Birch Creek
    Rock description Birch Creek
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Early Cambrian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -151.05511, 63.50262
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FISSURE VEIN
    Strike N 75 E
    Dip 90

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kantishna

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Comments on the workings information

  • EXPLORED BY PIT: 15 FT X 4 FT X 3 FT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ADGGS OFR 98, P. 28 LOC. 2

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 24-78, FIG. 4.1-1(A) MINERAL DEPOSIT NO. 21

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ STIBNITE FISSURE VEIN EXPOSED FOR 50 FT ON SURFACE; EXTENSIVE LIMONITIC STAINING

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1984 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey
Editor 14-APR-1995 Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan) U.S. Geological Survey PUT DIMENSION DATA INTO THE ORE BODY FIELDS FROM THE DEPOSIT COMMENTS FIELD.

Beyond USGS

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

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