Mizpah Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Silver, Antimony, Tungsten, Lead

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10101024
MRDS ID	A015455
Record type	Site
Current site name	Mizpah Mine
Alternate or previous names	Black Joe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-147.32239, 65.06857 (WGS84)
Location accuracy	250(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country	State
United States	Alaska

Comments on the location information

USGS MF-413, LOC. 48. MINE ON NORTH SIDE OF FAIRBANKS CR. ONE HALF TO ONE MILE WEST OF TOO MUCH GOLD CREEK, AT AN ELEVATION OF 1,800 FT. 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
Silver	Secondary
Antimony	Secondary
Tungsten	Secondary
Lead	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore
Scheelite	Ore
Stibnite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-147.32239, 65.06857	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

MIZPAH VEIN AVERAGES 12 INCHES IN THICKNESS; A LITTLE GOLD IS PRESENT IN GOUGE ALONG WALLS.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Small
Significant	No
Year of first production	1912

Mining district

District name	Fairbanks

Comments on the workings information

SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET OF UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.

Comments on development

MINE WORKED 1912-18 AND POSSIBLY (THROUGH GILMORE TUNNEL) AFTER 1931. STAKED IN 1910.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A015455

Bibliographic references

Deposit

USGS MF-413 (A-1), LOC. 48
Deposit

USGS BULL. 662, P. 405-406
Deposit

USGS BULL. 525, P. 162
Deposit

USGS BULL 849-B, P. 107.

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	MIZPAH LODE IS FROM 3 IN. TO 3 FT. THICK, STRIKES E TO S 70 E AND DIPS ABOUT 65 SW, AND CARRIES GOLD, SCHEELITE, AND STIBNITE; IN FAULTED ZONE GOLD QUARTZ REPLACED BY EARTHY WAD AND OXIDIZED SILVER-LEAD ORE. HORSES ARE PRESENT IN SEVERAL PLACES. STIBNITE PRESENT IN SOME PARTS OF VEIN; GOLD CONTENT GREATER WHERE STIBNITE IS PRESENT. SECOND GENERATION GOLD QUARTZ CUTS BULL QUARTZ. IN ADJACENT BLACK JOE LODE A GOLD-TUNGSTEN VEIN CUTS QUARTZITE SCHIST; VEIN STRIKES N 20 W, DIPS 18 SW, AND CUTS THE CLEAVAGE OF SCHIST THAT STRIKES N 80 W AND DIPS ABOUT 80 S. GOLD AND SCHEELITE OCCUR IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VEIN.

Subject category

Comment text

Deposit

MIZPAH LODE IS FROM 3 IN. TO 3 FT. THICK, STRIKES E TO S 70 E AND DIPS ABOUT 65 SW, AND CARRIES GOLD, SCHEELITE, AND STIBNITE; IN FAULTED ZONE GOLD QUARTZ REPLACED BY EARTHY WAD AND OXIDIZED SILVER-LEAD ORE. HORSES ARE PRESENT IN SEVERAL PLACES. STIBNITE PRESENT IN SOME PARTS OF VEIN; GOLD CONTENT GREATER WHERE STIBNITE IS PRESENT. SECOND GENERATION GOLD QUARTZ CUTS BULL QUARTZ. IN ADJACENT BLACK JOE LODE A GOLD-TUNGSTEN VEIN CUTS QUARTZITE SCHIST; VEIN STRIKES N 20 W, DIPS 18 SW, AND CUTS THE CLEAVAGE OF SCHIST THAT STRIKES N 80 W AND DIPS ABOUT 80 S. GOLD AND SCHEELITE OCCUR IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE VEIN.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JUN-1987	Powers, M.T. (Huber, D.F.)	U.S. Geological Survey