Ferguson Prospect

The Ferguson Prospect is a antimony and gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Ferguson Prospect
Secondary: Midnight Dome

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Primary: Gold

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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Analytical Data: SAMPLES OF QUARTZ-STIBNITE VEINS CONTAINED UP TO 14 PPM AU, ADGGS OFR 158, P. 9, NO. 31
Analytical Data: 4 ROCK SAMPLES CONTAINED 0.02-0.079 PPM AU, USGS PP 709, P. 9
Analytical Data: FINE TO COARSELY CRYSTALLINE STIBNITE ASSAYED 62% SB, USBM IC 8626, P. 8

Materials

Ore: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Location): ADGGS CLAIM MAP-WISEMAN QUAD., ALASKA KARDEX NO. 30-75 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Deposit): 6 IN VEIN CONTAINING KERNELS OF STIBNITE IN AN EARTHY YELLOW MATRIX OF ANTIMONY-OXIDES; AU DETECTED IN ANALYSIS

Comment (Workings): 2 SURFACE PITS

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: JONES AND BOYLE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Development): 1 LODE CLAIM; ACTIVE YEARS: 1938, 1951, 1954

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK SHOWN AS MIDDLE DEVONIAN (?) UNIT CONSISTING OF CALCAREOUS PHYLLITE AND SCHISTOE SILTSTONE INTERBEDDED WITH SILICIFIED SILTSTONE, MINOR MARBLE AND DOLOMITE; USGS OFR 200

References

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS OFR 158, NO. 31

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 200

Reference (Deposit): ADGGS MINING CLAIM LOCATION MAP, WISEMAN QUAD.-30, DEC. 1982

Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 4173, P. 37

Reference (Deposit): USGS PP 709, P. 9

Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8626, P. 8

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