Eldorado No. 3 Occurrence

The Eldorado No. 3 Occurrence is a antimony mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Eldorado No. 3 Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska
District: Kantishna

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Form: VEIN

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Marble
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Cambrian

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: NO ASSAY INFORMATION

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Stibiconite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Development): VIRTUALLY UNEXPLORED; UNKNOWN POTENTIAL

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STIBNITE VEIN 2 TO 6 FT THICK

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 98, P. 29 LOC. 8

Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 24-78, FIG. 4.1-1 (A), MINERAL DEPOSIT NO. 37

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