Sweepstake

The Sweepstake is a antimony mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 591 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

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Site Name

Primary: Sweepstake
Secondary: Imp
Secondary: Sweepstake Tunnel

Commodity

Primary: Antimony
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc

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

Owner Name: Vic Hackett And E. N. Fultz
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1937

Owner Name: Chris Pederson And Ole Hanson
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1912

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: 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

Not available

Materials

Unknown: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Stibnite

Comments

Comment (Workings): USGS CRIB A003027 Workings consist of a 51.8 m. adit and trenching.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-096

Reference (Deposit): B592j pp. 228-229, plate 9 No. 28

Reference (Deposit): B622i p. 139

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 50

Reference (Deposit): B662h p. 189

Reference (Deposit): B692g p. 150

Reference (Deposit): I273 # 123

Reference (Deposit): PE95-15 6 pp.

Reference (Deposit): MF880A # 125

Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-152).

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