Antonette

The Antonette is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Antonette

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Secondary: Zinc
Secondary: Lead
Secondary: Mercury
Secondary: Arsenic
Secondary: Copper

Location

State: Alaska
District: Alaska Peninsula

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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: The rocks exhibit silicification, pyritization, and argillization.

Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Pyrite

Comments

Comment (Geology): Age = Eocene or younger.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Peterson and others, 1982

Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = This prospect is located on land patented by, or interim-conveyed to, the Aleut Corporation.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The rocks at this site are a sequence of rhyolitic lavas and ash-flow tuffs that have been brecciated, pyritized, silicified, and argillized (Peterson and others, 1982). They are part of the Eocene to Oligocene Popof volcanic rocks (Wilson and others, 1995). The exposed alteration is vertically zoned upward from silicification and pyritization to argillization. Four samples contained as much as 0.309 ppm gold, 1.03 ppm silver, 79 ppm copper, 25 ppm lead, 32 ppm zinc, 990 ppm arsenic, and 2.55 ppm mercury (Peterson and others, 1982).

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Four rock samples collected in 1982 by UNC Teton Exploration Drilling Company contained as much as 0.309 ppm gold, 1.03 ppm silver, 79 ppm copper, 25 ppm lead, 32 ppm zinc, 990 ppm arsenic, and 2.55 ppm mercury (Peterson and others, 1982).

References

Reference (Deposit): Wilson, F.H., Detterman, R.L., Miller, J. W., and Case, J.E., 1995, Geologic map of the Port Moller, Stepovak Bay, and Simeonof Island quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigation Series Map I-2272, 1 map sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Peterson, R.J., Lemmers, J., Handverger, P., Gallagher, J., Pilcher, R., East, J., Macleod, T., Bartels. E., 1982, Geology and precious metals potential Unga, Popof, and Korovin Islands, Shumagin Group, Aleutian Chain, Alaska: UNC Teton Exploration Drilling Company report, 127 p., 5 map sheets, various scales. (Report held by the Aleut Corporation, Anchorage, Alaska.)

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