Peterson and Lamoreaux Prospects (Banner Peak), Nome Mining District, Nome Census Area, Alaska, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peterson and Lamoreaux Prospects (Banner Peak) | Group of Prospects |
| Nome Mining District | Mining District |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area |
| Alaska | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
64° 34' 24'' North , 165° 25' 15'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nome | 3,806 (2018) | 8.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
199368
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:199368:7
GUID (UUID V4):
b7ee8101-b125-4aa1-9012-bac83beaede3
Location: These are two Peterson and Lamoreaux prospects, one at 650 feet elevation and one at 550 feet elevation, on Banner Peak. This is about the same as locality 13 of Hummel (1962 [MF 247]) and locality 50 of Cobb (1972 [MF 463], 1978 [OFR 78-93]). The map location is in the SW1/4 section 35, T. 10 S., R. 34 W., Kateel River Meridian.
Geology: Banner Peak is underlain mainly by graphitic quartz schist (quartzite) faulted to the north against chlorite-rich metaturbidite schist and marble (Bundtzen and others, 1994). The Peterson and Lamoreaux quartz prospect is at an elevation of 650 feet in graphitic schist and within about 200 feet of the fault. Mertie (1918, p. 432) reported that the quartz body had a strike of N 45 E and a dip of 45 N, and was at least 8 feet thick, and irregularly bounded. The quartz is nearly white and not banded and contains sparsely disseminated galena. The Peterson and Lamoreaux antimony prospect is at an elevation of 550 feet, but its location is uncertain. It is in schist and reportedly produced 1,500 pounds of stibnite ore (Mertie, 1918, p. 439).
Workings: Open cuts and shallow shafts were developed before 1916.
Age: Probably mid-Cretaceous; Mertie (1918 [B 662-I, p. 425-449]) thought the vein quartz could be old and possibly related to metamorphism; see NM207.
Production: About 1,500 pounds of antimony ore reportedly were produced from the Peterson and Lamoreaux antimony deposit (Mertie, 1918 [B 662-I, p. 425-449]).
Commodities (Major) - Pb, Sb; (Minor) - Au (?)
Development Status: Undetermined
Deposit Model: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein (Cox and Singer, 1986, model 36a); simple Sb deposit
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Stibnite | 2.DB.05 | Sb2S3 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Sb | Antimony | |
| Sb | ⓘ Stibnite | Sb2S3 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Databases
| Link to USGS - Alaska: | NM230 |
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