The Kellen is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Kellen MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kellen
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Antimony
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Stibnite oxidized to senarmontite and other antimony oxides.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1913 (B 525)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Smith (1913, B 525) reported that the Kellen property had been prospected by a shaft and tunnel. The tunnel had been driven 80 feet northward in blocky schistose quartzite that dips 60 S. Some quartz stringers that were said to carry gold were intercepted by the tunnel, but they were too small to be mined. A shaft was sunk just above the north end of the tunnel and uncovered a narrow lode of crushed and recemented quartz. Stibnite was observed in irregular patches and was reported to be fairly common throughout the quartz; it showed the usual oxidation to secondary antimony oxides. The prospect did not produce prior to 1912 and contained only low gold values of unspecified grade (Smith, 1913; B 525).? the prospect was examined as a possible antimony producer in 1916 but contained insufficient grade to warrant additional exploration or development (Brooks, 1916; B 649). The prospect was examined as a possible antimony producer in 1942 but contained insufficient grade to warrant additional exploration or development (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). No ore has been produced at this property.
Comment (Production): Production Notes = No ore has been produced at this property.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Smith (1913; B 525) reported that the Kellen property had been prospected by a shaft and an 80-foot tunnel.
References
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): 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): 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., 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): 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): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542-F, p. 137-202.
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): 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.
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