Stepovich

The Stepovich is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Stepovich

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fairbanks

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

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

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Fractures are cemented by scorodite (Chapin, 1914 [B 592-J, p. 330]).

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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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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