Slippery Headwaters West

The Slippery Headwaters West is a antimony mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,301 feet.

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: Slippery Headwaters West  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 4,301 Feet (1,311 Meters)

Commodity: Antimony

Lat, Long: 63.1881, -151.20140

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Satelite image of the Slippery Headwaters West

Slippery Headwaters West MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Slippery Headwaters West
Secondary: Merinser
Secondary: Mineral Mt. 1-9
Secondary: Mineral Mt. 7a, 7b
Secondary: Slippery Creek Head
Secondary: Mt. McKinley National Park


Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Alaska


Land Status

Land ownership: Federal
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

Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

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Comments

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References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-037

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-039

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 066-123

Reference (Deposit): B836a pp. 80-81

Reference (Deposit): B836e pp. 313-314, 321-322

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 35

Reference (Deposit): B910A p. 31

Reference (Deposit): IC8131 p. 51

Reference (Deposit): IC8252 pp. 50, 55

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 230

Reference (Deposit): MF366


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