Headwall

The Headwall is a gold, antimony, and tin mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Headwall

Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Tin
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Lead

Location

State: Alaska
District: Aniak

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:
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Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification and tourmalinization.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Bindheimite
Ore: Bismuth
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pekoite
Ore: Scorodite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Tourmaline

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = Assuming dimensions, in feet, of 4.45 x 400 x 790, Bundtzen and Laird (1991) estimate a resource of 82,900 tons of material with average grades of 3.3 ppm gold, 7.32 percent arsenic, 0.16 percent antimony, and 0.04 percent tin. Bismuth, copper, and lead analyses are not available.

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface observation and sampling has been completed (Bundtzen and Laird, 1991).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The Headwall prospect is in syenite and includes several 10-foot wide banded tourmaline greisen zones that trend northwest for a distance of at least 790 feet (Bundtzen and Laird, 1991). The zones are exposed over a vertical range of 400 feet. The tourmaline greisens contain euhedral quartz, along with sericite and sulfide veinlets and clots. Arsenopyrite, native bismuth, pekoite, galena, bindheimite, and scorodite have been identified in the sulfide-rich assemblages (Bundtzen and Laird, 1991). The sulfide-bearing zones are disrupted by later faulting. Six channel samples average 3.3 ppm gold, 7.32 percent arsenic, 0.16 percent antimony, and 0.04 percent tin. Bismuth, copper, and lead analyses are not available. Assuming dimensions, in feet, of 4.45 x 400 x 790, Bundtzen and Laird (1991) estimated a resource of 82,900 tons of material with the stated average grades. The host rocks are part of the Upper Cretaceous intrusive complex of the Russian Mountains.

Comment (Geology): Age = Late Cretaceous or Tertiary. Greisens crosscut part of the intrusive complex of the Russian Mountains. Quartz monzonite from this complex has yielded a K/Ar age of 70.3 +/- 2.1 Ma (Bundtzen and Laird, 1991).

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Bundtzen and Laird, 1991

References

Reference (Deposit): Bundzten, T.K., and Laird, G.M., 1991, Geology and mineral resources of the Russian Mission C-1 Quadrangle, southwest Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Professional Report 109, 24 p.

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