The Wannemaker and Wortman Prospect is a antimony mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Wannemaker and Wortman Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wannemaker and Wortman Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 3-IN CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS VEIN CONTAINED 58.3% SB, USBMIC 8626, P. 8, NO. 12
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Location): PLACER CUT S OF SMITH CREEK, NEAR MOUTH LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): 3-4 IN STIBNITE VEIN IN FISSURE LINED WITH TERMINATED QUARTZ CRYSTALS
Comment (Workings): EXPOSED FOR 8 FT ALONG STRIKE IN A SURFACE TRENCH
Comment (Geology): FISSURE CUTS ACROSS CLEAVAGE IN PHYLLITE
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: JONES AND BOYLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4173, P. 38
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8626, P. 8, NO. 12
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 158, NO. 35
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-469-21
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