The Stepovich is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Stepovich MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stepovich
Commodity
Primary: Gold
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: Fractures are cemented by scorodite (Chapin, 1914 [B 592-J, p. 330]).
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = A 38-foot shaft was sunk on a quartz vein (Chapin, 1914 [B 592-J, p. 330]).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Chapin, 1914 (B592-J, p. 330)
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Schist-hosted gold-quartz vein
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = A 38-foot shaft was sunk on a quartz vein that strikes N. 70 E. and dips 70 NW. Quartz on the dump contains bunches of arsenopyrite and a little pyrite; fractures are cemented by scorodite (Chapin, 1914 [B 592-J, p. 330]). The bedrock is quartz-muscovite schist, quartzite, and chlorite-quartz schist of the Fairbanks Schist (Newberry and others, 1996). On the ridge, just above this prospect the bedrock is amphibolite, magnetite-rich biotite schist, quartz schist, and marble. The prospect is bordered on the south and east by Cretaceous granite and granodiorite.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.
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