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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. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001999
MRDS ID A012843
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.38577, 64.58206 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)
Relative position Within 1000 Ft Radius.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • WATER-FILLED SHAFT ON SE BANK OF ANVIL CR. OPPOSITE HENDRICKSON TUNNEL. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Nome Group
    Rock description Nome Group
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian

Nearby scientific data

(1) DOnx
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fault Control

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • 30 FT SHAFT REPORTED INACCESSIBLE IN 1916; WATER-FILLED.

Comments on development

  • ACTIVE SOMETIME BEFORE 1916.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MATERIAL ON DUMP: MINERALIZED SCHIST AND VEIN QUARTZ CONTAINING PYRITE, ARSENOPYRITE AND STIBNITE; VEIN QUARTZ CONTAINS FELDSPAR.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-87 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Huber, Donald F.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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