| Deposit ID | 10002509 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013448 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mountain Top |
| Geographic coordinates: | -157.97172, 61.39743 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Location used is Robinson (1984, RI84-11) sample no. 2983. The site is located in the central Sleetmute 20 quadrangle 4.1 miles (6.6 km) on a bearing of N60E from Chineekluk Mountain. It is on the dividing line between ranges 48W and 49W in township 15N and is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of the Chineekluk Creek. Accurate to within 0.25 miles (0.4 km). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bethel(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sleetmute B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Sleetmute SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Sleetmute C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Aniak(hydrologic unit)
Lower Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southwest(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Dickite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 178 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 27b |
| Deposit model name | Almaden Hg |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -157.97172, 61.39743 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Aniak |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013448 | |
| Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys | ADGGS | ADGGS | RI-84-11-2983 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SM058 |
Sorg, D.H., and Estlund, M.B., 1972, Geologic map of the Mountain Top mercury deposit, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-449, scale 1:600.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountain quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.
Rytuba, J.J., 1986, Descriptive model of Almaden Hg, in Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds. Mineral Deposit Models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, p. 180.
Miller, M.L., Belkin, H.E., Blodgett, R.B., Bundtzen, T.K., Cady, J.W., Goldfarb, R.J., Gray, J.E., McGimsey, R.G., and Simpson, S.L., 1989, Pre-field study and mineral resource assessment of the Sleetmute quadrangle, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-363, 115 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.
Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountains quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Epithermal vein, mercury-antimony |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Huber, D.F. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Niles, L.P. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1994 | Miller, M.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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