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Unnamed (southwest of Barometer Mountain)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Mercury, Antimony
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002500
MRDS ID A013439
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (southwest of Barometer Mountain)
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -157.34674, 61.76745 (WGS84)
Relative position Prospect is SW of head of small creek flowing past Barometer Mine; 1.1 mile (1.8 km) NW of Red Devil; accurate to within 0.3 miles (0.5 km) radius.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary
Antimony Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Stibnite Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 178
USGS model code 27b
BC deposit profile E01
Deposit model name Almaden Hg

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Kuskokwim Group;Kuskokwim Group;
    Rock description Kuskokwim Group;Kuskokwim Group;

Nearby scientific data

(1) -157.34674, 61.76745
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Prospect is reported to contain cinnabar and stibnite. Country rock is graywacke and shale.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Aniak

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = No reference to workings

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A013439
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF SM021

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Cady, W.M., Wallace, R.E., Hoare, J.M., and Webber, E.J., 1955, The central Kuskokwim region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 268, 132 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-368, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountain quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.

  • Deposit

    Sainsbury, C.L. and MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1965, Quicksilver deposits of southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1187, 89 p.

  • Deposit

    Rytuba, J.J., 1986, Descriptive model of Almaden Hg, in Cox, D.P., and Singer, D.A., eds. Mineral Deposit Models: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1693, p. 180.

  • Deposit

    Miller, M.L., Belkin, H.E., Blodgett, R.B., Bundtzen, T.K., Cady, J.W., Goldfarb, R.J., Gray, J.E., McGimsey, R.G., and Simpson, S.L., 1989, Pre-field study and mineral resource assessment of the Sleetmute quadrangle, southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 89-363, 115 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountains quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Cady and others, 1955, p. 111

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Epithermal vein, mercury-antimony
Deposit Other Comments = Very little information available on prospect.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-JUN-1994 Huber, D.F. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-JUN-1994 Niles, L.P. U.S. Geological Survey
Reporter 02-JUN-1994 Miller, M.L. U.S. Geological Survey