The Crosscut is a antimony mine located in Alaska.
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Crosscut MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Crosscut
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Abundant antimony, arsenic and iron oxides were found in prospect pits (Smith, 1913).
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Prospect pits and a 100 foot adit were driven (Smith, 1913, B 525).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1913 (B 525)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Mineralization consisted of bladed stibnite and pyrite with abundant antimony, arsenic and iron oxides found in prospect pits (Smith, 1913; B 525). A 100 foot adit was driven due south below the prospect pits but did not intersect the mineralization seen in the pits.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Freeman, C.J., 1992, 1991 Golden Summit project final report, volume 2: Historical summary of lode mines and prospects in the Golden Summit project area, Alaska: Avalon Development Corp., 159 p. (Report held by Freegold Recovery Inc. USA, Vancouver, British Columbia.)
Reference (Deposit): Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S., 1913, Lode mining near Fairbanks, in Prindle, L.M., A geologic reconnaissance of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 525, p. 153-216.
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