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Hindenburg

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002926
MRDS ID A015417
Record type Site
Current site name Hindenburg
Alternate or previous names Markovich
Related records 10184563

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.56102, 65.05273 (WGS84)
Relative position 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).
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Stibnite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Quartz is iron and manganese stained.

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 180
USGS model code 27d
Deposit model name Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.56102, 65.05273
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Comments on the geologic information

  • 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).

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Fairbanks

Comments on the production information

  • 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).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / 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).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A015417
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF LG054

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Martin, G.C., 1920, The Alaska mining industry in 1918: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 712-A, p. 1-52.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    Joesting, H.R., 1942, Strategic mineral occurences in interior Alaska: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 1, 46 p.

  • Deposit

    Ebbley, N., and Wright, W.S., 1948, Antimony deposits in Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 4173, 41 p.

  • 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

    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.

  • 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

    Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1918, Lode mining in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662-H, p. 403-424.

  • Deposit

    Joesting, H.R., 1943, Strategic mineral occurrences in interior Alaska, supplement to pamphlet no. 1: Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Pamphlet 2, 26 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Mertie, 1918

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Stibnite vein (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d).

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