Stibnite

The Stibnite is a antimony mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Stibnite

Commodity

Primary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Iron-stained quartz veins form the hanging wall (Brooks, 1916 [B 649]).

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Killeen and Mertie, 1951

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Ore was mined from open cuts and pits (Brooks, 1916 [B 649, p. 17]).

Comment (Production): Production Notes = In 1915 and 1926, about 300 tons of ore were produced from large stibnite masses (Ebbley and Wright, 1948, p. 38; Killeen and Mertie, 1951).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Simple Sb deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d)

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Stibnite mine began producing ore as early as 1915 (Brooks, 1916 [B 642-A, p. 29]). Stibnite occurs in a shear zone as lenses, kidneys, and in granulary aggregates with some columnar masses; it is associated with iron-stained quartz veins and fragments of schist (Brooks, 1916 [B 649, p. 38-39]; Killeen and Mertie, 1951, p. 14-15). The shear zone trends N. 17 W. and dips 70-89 S.; the stibnite lenses pitch north (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). The largest lens of stibnite reported was 100 feet long, 7 feet wide, and 4 feet thick (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). In 1915 and 1926, about 300 tons of ore were produced from these large stibnite masses (Ebbley and Wright, 1948, p. 38; Killeen and Mertie, 1951). Shipments in 1915 contained 51.5 percent antimony (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). Killeen and Mertie considered the deposit to be mined out in 1951.

References

Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

Reference (Deposit): Killeen, P.L., and Mertie, J.B., 1951, Antimony ore in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51-46, 43 p.

Reference (Deposit): Joesting, H.R., 1942, Strategic mineral occurences in interior Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 1, 46 p.

Reference (Deposit): Ebbley, N., and Wright, W.S., 1948, Antimony deposits in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4173, 41 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H., 1916, Antimony deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 649, 67 p.

Reference (Deposit): Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.

Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H., 1916, Antimony deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 649, 67 p.

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