Mohawk Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10000491
MRDS ID	A010675
Record type	Site
Current site name	Mohawk Mine
Alternate or previous names	Bondholder

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-147.99184, 64.87188 (WGS84)
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Comments on the location information

ON ESTER DOME LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Gold	Primary
Antimony	Secondary
Lead	Tertiary
Zinc	Tertiary
Arsenic	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Galena	Ore
Gold	Ore
Sphalerite	Ore
Stibnite	Ore
Quartz	Gangue

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-147.99184, 64.87188	ListMap

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Discovery year	<1912
Year of first production	1914
Year of last production	1940

Mining district

District name	Fairbanks District

Comments on the workings information

MOWHAWK VEIN WORKED FOR AT LEAST 1300 FT. LENGTH AND 230 FT DEPTH.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A010675

Bibliographic references

Deposit

USGS OFR 76-662, P. 98-99
Deposit

USGS B. 849-B, P. 142-147

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	TWO PRINCIPAL QUARTZ VEINS (MOWHAWK & BONDHOLDER) UP TO 7 FT THICK. QUARTZ NEAR STIBNITE POCKETS IS HIGHER GRADE.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-84	Elliott, R. L.	U.S. Geological Survey