Smith Creek Dome Prospect

The Smith Creek Dome Prospect is a antimony mine located in Alaska.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Smith Creek Dome Prospect

State: Alaska

County: na

Elevation:

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 67.48306, -150.16167

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Smith Creek Dome Prospect MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Smith Creek Dome Prospect

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Koyukuk

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

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

Not available

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: USGS PP 709, P. 8-9
Analytical Data: ONE SAMPLE CONTAINED 9.2 PPM AU
Analytical Data: AU IN ALL SAMPLES

Materials

Ore: Stibnite
Ore: Cervantite
Ore: Kermesite
Ore: Stibiconite

Comments

Comment (Location): ON NW FLANK OF SMITH CR. DOME, NEAR SADDLE AT HEAD OF FAY CR. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): EXAMINED BY USBM IN 1942

Comment (Deposit): 6 IN VEIN OF STIBNITE AND OXIDATION PRODUCTS

Comment (Geology): BEDROCK SHOWN AS DEVONIAN (?) PHYLLITE AND SILTSTONE ON USGS OFR 200

Comment (Deposit): NO COMMERCIAL VALVE; SEE ALSO: JONES AND BOYLE, WANNEMAKER AND WORTMAN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Workings): EXPOSED IN A SMALL PIT