Unnamed (near Hed & [and] Strand, NM070)

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10307935
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near Hed & [and] Strand, NM070)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -165.3036, 64.79669 (WGS84)
Relative position The prospect is on the west side of the ridge that separates the west Lost Creek and Dorothy Creek drainages; it is about 3 miles northeast of Mount Distin. It is about 0.4 mile north-northeast of the Hed & [and] Strand antimony mine (NM070) and at an elevation of almost 1,500 feet. This is locality 32 of Hummel (1962 [MF 248]). This occurrence is probably located within about 1,000 feet of the coordinates.
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Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Stibnite Ore
Quartz Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -165.3036, 64.79669

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Hummel (1962 [MF 248]) identified this locality as an antimony occurence. Stibnite is probably present, as is at least a small amount of gold. The occurrence is within the claim block of the Bulk Gold prospect (NM071). It appears to be in massive marble and near feldspathic rocks, including granitic orthogneiss (Hummel, 1962 [MF 248]; Bundtzen and others, 1994).
  • Age = Probably mid-Cretaceous.

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Active?

Mining district

District name Nome

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Surface observation and sampling.

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Alaska Resource Data File ARDF NM068

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Hummel, C.L., 1962, Preliminary geologic map of the Nome D-1 quadrangle, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-248, 1 sheet, scale 1:63,360.

  • Deposit

    Bundtzen, T.K., Reger, R.D., Laird, G.M., Pinney, D.S., Clautice, K.H., Liss, S.A., and Cruse, G.R., 1994, Progress report on the geology and mineral resources of the Nome mining district: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Public Data-File 94-39, 21 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:63,360.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Hummel, 1962 (MF 248)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Antimony occurrence in marble, possibly simple Sb deposit (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 27d).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-OCT-99 Hawley, C.C. and Hudson, Travis L. Hawley Resource Group