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Barometer

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112954
MRDS ID A013440
MAS/MILS ID 0020820004
Record type Site
Current site name Barometer
Alternate or previous names Barometer Lode, Barometer No. 1-6, Macauly No. 1, Vermillion
Related records 10002501

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -157.34036, 61.77109 (WGS84)
Elevation 122
Location accuracy 100(meters)
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 019 N 044 W 06 NWNWNW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Tertiary
Mercury Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -157.34036, 61.77109
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Alaska Mines And Minerals
    Year 1978

Comments on the production information

  • USGS CRIB A003225. 16 FLASKS OF HG PRODUCED PRIOR TO 1941 (B1187). ADDITIONAL MINING INDICATED 1956-1964 (KX 82-9). WORKINGS INCLUDE TRENCHES, ADIT, CROSSCUT, DRIFT; SOME DRILLING. SHALE AND GRAYWACKE OF THE KUSKOKWIM GROUP ARE CUT BY ALTERED DIKES. CINNABAR, STIBNITE, & REALGAR ASSOCIATED WITH BEDDING-PLANE FAULTS ( B1187).

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines Minerals Availability System MAS 0020820004
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS A013440 MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 082-009

  • Deposit

    B722a pp. 60-61

  • Deposit

    MR82-1 pp. 28-32

  • Deposit

    PE82-2

  • Deposit

    TDM1 p. 24

  • Deposit

    IC7379 p. 63

  • Deposit

    RI4065 pp. 24-27

  • Deposit

    P268 pp. 110-111

  • Deposit

    IC8131 pp. 8, 13, 37-39

  • Deposit

    MI194-1 pp. 12

  • Deposit

    IR MWJ 640103 p. 15

  • Deposit

    B1198C p. 10

  • Deposit

    IC8252 pp. 32, 38, 43-53

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 92

  • Deposit

    MF368

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUN-1985 Prb U.S. Bureau of Mines