Quemboe Bros.

The Quemboe Bros. is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Quemboe Bros.

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
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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

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Materials

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Production): Production Notes = An unspecified quantity of ore which was custom milled in Fairbanks averaged $35 per ton in gold (1.7 ounces of gold per ton) (Times Publishing Company, 1912).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1913 (B 525)

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = In 1913, the development work consisted of a 60 foot shaft with a short drift to the east and another to the west (Smith, 1913; B 525, p. 171).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Gold-quartz vein.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Gold occurs in a shear zone oriented N 70 W, dipping 50 S; it is composed of quartz stringers in a soft schist (Times Publishing Company, 1912; Brooks, 1916; B 649). The dip of the shear flattens with depth and early quartz is cemented by later stibnite, pyrite and arsenopyrite (Smith, 1913; B 525, p. 171). The hanging wall contact is a fault plane in the Quemboe shaft. Samples collected by the owners in 1912 assayed $22.50 to $32 of gold per ton, or about 1 to 1.5 ounces of gold per ton (Smith, 1913; B 525). An unspecified quantity of ore which was custom milled in Fairbanks averaged $35 of gold per ton (1.7 ounces of gold per ton) (Times Publishing Company, 1912). The prospect was examined in 1942 as a possible source of antimony, however, the low grade and restricted distribution of antimony did not warrant additional exploration (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). No other published or private references to the Quemboe prospect are known.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.

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

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

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): Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 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): Times Publishing Company, 1912, Tanana Magazine, Quartz Edition: Fairbanks, Alaska 76 p.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.

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