Hindenburg (ARDF #LG054) Sb

Hindenburg

Mine, Inactive

Alternative names

Markovich

Commodities and mineralogy

Main commodities	Sb
Other commodities	Au
Ore minerals	gold; stibnite

Geographic location

Quadrangle map, 1:250,000-scale	LG
Quadrangle map, 1:63,360-scale	A-2
Latitude	65.053
Longitude	-147.558
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location
Location and accuracy	Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 22; SE1/4SW1/4 sec. 28, T. 3 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This deposit is on the divide between Spruce and Little Eldorado Creeks at an elevation of about 1,600 feet. Accuracy is within 2,500 feet. The Hindenberg zone is now within the main orebody of the True North prospect (ARDF no. LG055).

Geologic setting

Geologic description The Hindenberg zone is now within the main orebody of the True North prospect (ARDF no. LG055). At least two veins have been worked for stibnite. One strikes N 40 E, dips 68 SE; and the other strikes N 65 E and dips 74 W. Hill (1933) described three shallow shafts on a vein that strikes about east. The ore on the dump is badly crushed, iron- and manganese-stained quartz carrying stibnite and arsenopyrite. Killeen and Mertie (1951), reported a sample of stibnite ore containing 57.76% Sb. The Hindenberg claim was worked for stibnite in 1916 and the Ohio claim was mined in 1918 (Mertie, 1918; Martin, 1920). Two hundred tons of ore was reported to have been shipped from the Hindenberg claim (Mertie, 1918). 16.5 tons of ore containing 38.5% Sb sold in 1942 (Joesting, 1943).
Geologic map unit	(-147.560447031581, 65.0525738090173)
Mineral deposit model	Stibnite vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d).
Mineral deposit model number	27d
Alteration of deposit	Quartz is iron and manganese stained.

Production and reserves

Workings or exploration	Over 500 feet of tunnel and other workings (Killeen and Mertie, 1951). In 1916, workings consisted of a shaft 25 feet deep, with drifts from the bottom (Mertie, 1918). The Hindenberg zone is now within the main orebody of the True North prospect (ARDF no. LG055).
Indication of production	Yes; small
Production notes	During WWI, two hundred tons of ore was reported to have been shipped from the Hindenberg claim (Mertie, 1918); 16.5 tons of ore containing 38.5% Sb were sold in 1942 (Joesting, 1943).

References

MRDS Number	A015417
References Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate. Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p. Ebbley, Norman, Jr., and Wright, W.S., 1948, Antimony deposits in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4173, 41 p. Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163. Joesting, H.R., 1942, Strategic mineral occurrences in interior Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 1, 50 p. Joesting, H.R., 1943, Strategic mineral occurrences in interior Alaska, supplement to pamphlet No. 1: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 2, 31 p. Killeen, P.L., and Mertie, J.B., 1951, Antimony ore in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51-46, 43 p. Martin, G.C., 1920, The Alaska mining industry in 1918: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 712-A, p. 1-52. Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1918, Lode mining in the Fairbanks district, in Brooks, A.H., and others, Mineral resources of Alaska, report on progress of investigations in 1916: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662, p. 403-424.
Reporters	C.J. Freeman, J.R. Guidetti Schaefer (Avalon Development Corporation)
Last report date	5/4/1999