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Burnet Galena

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002892
MRDS ID A015379
Record type Site
Current site name Burnet Galena
Related records 10257852

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.47684, 65.02467 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 30; SE1/4SE1/4 sec. 2, T. 2 N., R. 1 E., of the Fairbanks Meridian. This prospect is about 300 feet northwest of milepost 18 on the Steese Highway, about half way betwen the mouth of Granite Creek and Skoogy Creek.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silver Primary
Mercury Secondary
Lead Secondary
Antimony Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = argentiferous galena

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Silver Ore
Cerussite Ore
Jamesonite Ore
Limonite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Pyromorphite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Secondary minerals formed from the alteration of galena are pyromorphite and cerusite.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 85
USGS model code 22c
Deposit model name Polymetallic veins
Mark3 model number 46

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.47684, 65.02467
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Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = This site was described by Chapin (1914) as a flat-lying body of quartz containing lenses of argentiferous galena accompanied by jamesonite in quartz diorite intruded by granite porphyry. Cubic cavities with limonitic material probably derived from pyrite also occur. There is also secondary pyromorphite and cerusite (Chapin, 1914). Dark quartz diorite is intruded by coarse- and fine-grained granite porphyry, all cut by quartz veinlets of at least two ages (Hill, 1933, p. 118).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = Hill (1933) reported sacks of galena-jamesonite-cerusite ore on the dump at the prospect, but there is no record of production.

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Hill (1933) reported an old shaft, an open cut, and a caved tunnel by 1931.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015379
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG073

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

  • Deposit

    Chapin, Theodore, 1914, Lode mining near Fairbanks, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-J, p. 321-355.

  • Deposit

    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.

  • Deposit

    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.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Chapin, 1914

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Polymetallic vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation