The Stibnite is a lead, antimony, and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Stibnite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Stibnite
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Antimony
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Gold
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
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
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Materials
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Stibnite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = By 1916, the Stibnite prospect was being explored by the Eldorado Mining and Milling Company and consisted of an open cut and a 40 foot shaft (Mertie, 1918).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lead, silver, antimony and gold mineralization in quartzite.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = By 1916, the Stibnite prospect was being explored by the Eldorado Mining and Milling Company and consisted of an open cut and a 40-foot shaft (Mertie, 1918). The 3- to 12-inch thick shear zone being developed contained 'commercial grade' lead and silver with minor gold. The principal metallic minerals identified were argentiferous galena, stibnite and pyrite. The ore is in quartzite and is parallel to the schistosity of the country rock.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Mertie, 1918
References
Reference (Deposit): Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1918, Lode mining in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662-H, p. 403-424.
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.)
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