The Olsen Tunnel is a antimony mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Olsen Tunnel MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Olsen Tunnel
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
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: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Schist
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Permian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 50% SB, $21.60/TON IN AU, $2.05/TON IN AG, 1916 PRICES, USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 430.
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: OLSEN PROSPECT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Location): ABOUT 800 FT DOWNSTREAM (ALONG ANVIL CR.) FROM MCINTOSH PROSPECT (NEAR BOUTH OF QUARTZ GULCH). LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): ACTIVE BEFORE 1916.
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ STRINGERS AND STIBNITE OCCUR ALONG E-TRENDING FAULT IN SCHIST.
Comment (Workings): EXPLORED BY OPEN CUT AND SHORT TUNNEL.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 662, P. 430.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-463-48
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