The Christmas Mountain is a antimony mine located in Alaska.
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Christmas Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Christmas Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Antimony
Secondary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Koyuk
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
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Several lode claims were staked on Christmas Mountain around 1900, when stibnite float was found on the mountain (Smith and Eakin, 1911).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Christmas Mountain is underlain by Tertiary diorite that intrudes Cretaceous sedimentary rocks. Cass (1959) also notes the presence of limestone on the north-facing ridge of Christmas Mountain. Several lode claims were staked on Christmas Mountain around 1900, when stibnite float was found on the mountain (Smith and Eakin, 1911).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith and Eakin, 1911
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Cass, J.T., 1959, Reconnaissance geologic map of the Norton Bay quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-286, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Brooks, A.H., 1916, Antimony deposits of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 649, 67 p.
Reference (Deposit): Smith, P.S. and Eakin, H.M., 1911, Mineral resources of Alaska 1910: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 480, 333 p..
Reference (Deposit): Anderson, Eskil, 1947, Mineral occurrences other than gold deposits in northwestern Alaska: Alaska Territorial Division of Mines Pamphlet 5-R, 48 p.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Candle, Holy Cross, Norton Bay, Nulato, and Unalakleet quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-866, 102 p.
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