Unnamed (near Hed & [and] Strand, NM070)

The Unnamed (near Hed & [and] Strand, NM070) is a antimony mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Unnamed (near Hed & [and] Strand, NM070)

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Nome

Land Status

Not available

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:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Some surface observation, digging of shallow prospect pits, and sampling may have occurred.

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Hummel, 1962 (MF 248)

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Antimony occurrence, possibly simple Sb deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d).

Comment (Geology): Age = Probably mid-Cretaceous.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) identified this locality as an antimony occurrence. It appears to be near locality 45 of Hummel (1975), which is shown as a sulfide-bearing silicified marble. The occurrence is assumed to contain stibnite and possibly red and yellow secondary oxide minerals of antimony. It is one of numerous occurrences of antimony in the area, most of which contain at least a small amount of gold.? the area near the occurrence has been mapped by Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) and by Bundtzen and others (1994). The two maps show appreciably different geology, and the differences cannot be reconciled without additional field work. In general, the rocks exposed near the occurrence are the so called mixed unit of Bundtzen and others (1994), including massive marble and feldspathic epidote schist. Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) mapped a strong, north-northeast-striking fault about 1,000 feet west of the occurrence and another, less certain, northeast-striking fault essentially at the occurrence.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Active?

References

Reference (Deposit): Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

Reference (Deposit): Hummel, C.L., 1975, Mineral deposits and occurrences, and associated altered rocks, in southwest Seward Peninsula, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-2, 1 sheet, scale 1:125,000.

Reference (Deposit): Bundtzen, T.K., Reger, R.D., Laird, G.M., Pinney, D.S., Clautice, K.H., Liss, S.A., and Cruse, G.R., 1994, Progress report on the geology and mineral resources of the Nome mining district: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Public Data-File 94-39, 21 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

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