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Arsenopyrite from
Alpha Mine, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Arsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Arsenopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alpha Mine, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:576250
Long-form Identifier:1:3:576250:7
GUID (UUID V4):c7ad71c2-17ac-4b6c-b2ba-d491605c1d42
Nearest other occurrences of Arsenopyrite
1.1km (0.7 miles) Iron Dome Occurrence, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Bright Light; Whistler Prospects, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) Unnamed Occurrence (ARDF - MM136; lower Eldorado Creek), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Unnamed Prospect (ARDF - MM025; ridge northeast of Brooker Mountain), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Bonnell Mine (Neversweat), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) Galena Mine, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) Eureka Stibnite Mine (Pick claim group), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Little Maud Prospect, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Silver Pick; Silver Pick No. 2 Prospect, Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) Little Annie and Little Annie No. 2 Mine (Quigley Ridge; Aitken property; Quigley property; Alice; Fransen and Hawkins), Kantishna Mining District, Denali Borough, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
AND VICINITY KANTISMA DISTRICT, ALASKA BY FRANCIS G. WELLS Investigations in Alaska Railroad belt, 1931...___________-______-__.__-...._-_..____..__ History of mining.____________________________________________ Character...Creek________-_____-__.___._..__...__.__._._._ Alpha-,___________-_-_-_-_-__--_-_________._________ Neversweat...28. Geologic map of Eureka and vicinity, Kantishna district. _ In pocket 29. Sketch map of lode claims...FIGURE 1. Index map showing areas investigated in Alaska Railroad belt, 1931--_---_------------------------------------viz
Report (volume)
Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska By HENRY C. BERG and EDWARD H. COBB . G E O L O G I C A L S...A n inventory of the mines and )- grosfiects of Alaska and their ' f geologic settings UNITED STATES...acknowledgments--- - - - - - ----- - - - -- - -- 4 Alaska Peninsula region- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -...- - - _ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - - 16 Redoubt district--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Denali-MacLaren River area. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (volume)
Placer Deposits of Alaska By EDWARD H. COBB GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1374 An inventory of the...the placer mines and prospects of Alaska, their history and geologic setting UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...and method of presentation __ Definitions _-____ Alaska Peninsula region Aleutian Islands region ________...Anchorage district _ Redoubt district ___-_ _ Valdez Creek district __ _ Willow Creek district Yentna district...district _____________ _ ____ __________ _____ Copper River region __ _ _ _ Chistochina district Nelchina
Report (issue)
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Geology of East-Central Alaska by Helen L. Foster, Terry E. C. Keith, and W. David...the USGS. 1 Menlo Park, California East-Central Alaska Contributors and acknowledgements...............23 Fairbanks district.................................................23 Circle district................23 Eagle district.....................................................24 Fortymile district............................................24 Richardson district..............................................
Report (issue)
given to the mining of stibnite-bearing lodes, but it soon subsided. The Big Hurrah quartz mine is the only...was opened up on any considerable scale, and this mine was operated only from 1903 to 1908 and then not...underground work has been done at the Lost River tin mine, the Kougarok silver-lead property, and the gold...deposits, Alaska: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. (in preparation). 163 164 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1920...Preliminary report on the Cape Nome gold region, Alaska, with maps and illustrations, by F. C. Schrader
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because of the incompleteness of geological and mining data for many deposits. The model is based on the...disseminated mineralization in wall rocks): pyrite+arsenopyrite+ gold+(locally) pyirhotite+chalcopyrite+ferberite+scheelite;...submicroscopic gold of 800 to 930 fineness, mostly in arsenopyrite and less commonly in pyrite distributed in altered...paragonite, pyrophyllite)+(near ore bodies) pyrite-f arsenopyrite+(rare) albite+epidote; in mafic and ultramafic...indicator of gold-antimony deposits. EXAMPLES Alpha-Gravelotte, SAFR Costerfield, AUVA Sarilakh, RUSA
Report (issue)
ASSESSMENT OF THE SLEETMUTE QUADRANGLE, SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA by Marti L. Millerl, Harvey E. Belkin2, Robert...the U.S. Government. 1 Anchorage, Alaska 2 Reston, Virginia 3 Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical...Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, Alaska 4 Denver, Colorado 1989 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT...........RESOURCES ......................................... 45 Mining history..........................................quadrangle, Alaska.......... 4 2. Map showing land status in the Sleetmute quadrangle, Alaska....... 5
Report (issue)
DEPOSITS OF THE FAIRBANKS DISTRICT, ALASKA BY JAMES M. HILL Investigations in Alaska Railroad belt, 1931 (Pages...History of mining.__________________________________________ Economic factors affecting mining.________..._-__________-__-___-.__-_______ Future of lode mining.____________________________________________ Index...ILLUSTRATIONS ,:,.. Page PLATE 3. Map of the Fairbanks district, Alaska, showing geology, claims, ditches, and cultural..._______________________ In pocket 4. Claim map of Cleary Hill mine.._____.-..__-_.______._..__ 98 5. Plan and cross
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MINERAL OCCURRENCES IN THE LIVENGOOD QUADRANGLE, ALASKA SUPPLEMENT TO OPEN-FILE REPORT 76-819 PART A SUMMARIES...mineral occurrences in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska (Cobb, E. H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral...construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819...Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys...described in Part A the name, U.S. Bureau of Mines mining district, reference that has the occurrence plotted
Report (volume)
science for a changing world Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996 Professional...of the Superintendent of Documents: • Anchorage, Alaska—Rm. 101, 4230 University Dr. • Denver, Colorado-Bldg...National Center Reston, VA 20192 Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996 John E. Gray...volcanic arc and the only Holocene caldera on the Alaska Peninsula whose age has not been determined directly...volcanoes, four of the six Holocene calderas on the Alaska Peninsula formed between 3,400 and 4,000 yr B.P
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science for a changing world Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996 Professional...of the Superintendent of Documents: • Anchorage, Alaska—Rm. 101, 4230 University Dr. • Denver, Colorado-Bldg...National Center Reston, VA 20192 Geologic Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1996 John E. Gray...volcanic arc and the only Holocene caldera on the Alaska Peninsula whose age has not been determined directly...volcanoes, four of the six Holocene calderas on the Alaska Peninsula formed between 3,400 and 4,000 yr B.P
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RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN ALASKA 1952 This report concerns work done on behalf...RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE DEPOSITS IN EASTERN ALASKA 1952 By Arthur E. Nelson, Walter S. West, and John...ROCK CREEK PROSPECT 5 NABESNA MINE 6 ORANGE HILL 7 CHISANA DISTRICT (we fig. 2) 6 HOPE CREEK AREA...4) 10 CHANDALAR MINING DISTRICT (we fig. 5) 11 GOLD BENCH 12 FOKTYMILE DISTRICT (ie> fig. 6) Figure...Figure 1. Index map of eastern Alaska showing areas investigated in 1952. ii RECONNAISSANCE FOR RADIOACTIVE
Report (issue)
deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...present include pyrite, galena, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite (Berger, 1986). These minerals plus others are...deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent...Australia, and Malcom (1912) in Nova Scotia. Arsenopyrite was considered to be second in abundance in... Pyrrhotite appears to be been reported in just a single mine in the East Belt of the Sierra Nevada foothills
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Australia Anita Parbhakar-Fox Transforming the Mining Value Chain (TMVC) ARC Industrial Transformation...leach materials remaining at abandoned or historic mine sites may represent a potential source of contamination...hosting sulphides including pyrite, galena, arsenopyrite and minor sphalerite. Characterization of spent...repository of potentially hazardous waste may remain on mine sites after closure. Characterisation of waste rock...tailings materials at historic, legacy or abandoned mine sites is commonly undertaken as these are recognised
Report (issue)
NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA TO ACCOMPANY OPEN-FILE MAP 77-169A This report...NONMETALLIFEROUS MINERAL DEPOSITS IN EASTERN SOUTHERN ALASKA (To accompany open-file map 77-169A) By E. M....eastern southern Alaska. The table and accompanying map -are part of the Regional Alaska Minerals Resource...Resource Assessment Program (RAMRAP).for. southern Alaska. They are based on an extensive literature search...Geological Survey and information derived from the Alaska Minerals Resource Appraisal Program (AMRAP) were
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(stylolite) veins, with pyrite and lesser amounts of arsenopyrite. There are four main styles of gold mineralisation...Syama gold mine and several associated satellite gold deposits including the Syama extension, Alpha, BA01...underground deposits for 1103 contained koz Au (Resolute Mining Gold mineralisation is hosted in the hanging-wall...Finkolo Exploitation Permit, located in AC the district of Kadiolo, immediately adjacent to the international...The total mineral resource reported by Resolute Mining Limited (December 2013) for the Tabakoroni goldfield
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Review Arsenic-Microbe-Mineral Interactions in Mining-Affected Environments Karen A. Hudson-Edwards 1...element arsenic (As) occurs widely in solid and liquid mine wastes. Aqueous forms of arsenic are taken up in...the redox state of As, in natural and simulated mining environments, the molecular-scale mechanisms of...remediation schemes. Keywords: arsenic; prokaryotes; mine; mineral; tailings; contamination; remediation ...Introduction Throughout the world, the weathering of solid mine wastes contaminates waters with potentially toxic
Report (issue)
projects were under way in preparation for productive mining. In other words, the work of the prospector and...and that of the capitalist, guided by the mining engineer, showed advances during the year. There is good...that the widespread pessimism in regard to the Alaska mining industry that has persisted during the postwar...returns from the exploitation of bonanza placer mining, which are so favorable to local communities, are...improved mining methods. However, in practice these methods require the services of mining engineers
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Re-Os geochronology of molybdenite, pyrite and arsenopyrite has widely and successfully been used to date...on the accumulation of He atoms produced by the alpha decay of U and Th. In the U-Th-He system, the chemical...as a rule, does not exceed a few microns [64]. Alpha particles produced from the decay of U and Th travel...the average Minerals 2020, 10, 629 3 of 20 alpha-stopping distance in uraninite is ~10 µm (calculations...deposit is located within the Verkhneuralsk ore district in the northern part of the East Magnitogorsk
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E. R.: Op. cit:, p. 4I. Messervey, J.P.: Gold District, Nova Scotia. Dept. of Public Works and Mines...exceptionsthe principal vein constituentis quartz. Arsenopyrite is presentin all the districtsstudiedby the...alwayspresent,usuallyin lesserquantity than arsenopyrite. Certain other mineralsin the veins, the wall...chiefmineralsare quartz,carbonate, chlorite,arsenopyrite and pyrite. (Fig. 2. ) The quartz is coarsegrained...mineralsdeposited with the possible exceptionof arsenopyrite in the wall rock. The ankeritecommonlyforms
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Environmental Research Centre, Freiberg University of Mining and Technology, Brennhausgasse 14, D-09599 Freiberg...1a). The dominating products of this traditional mining region are iron, aluminum, topaz, and gold (Vial...and Santa Bárbara (Fig. 1b). In the Morro Velho mine, gold is associated with sulfides and localized...rocks. The dominant sulfides are pyrrhotite, arsenopyrite, pyrite, and chalcopyrite. From at least 1962...(As-trioxide factory in Galo, Nova Lima). In the Raposos mine, gold and sulfides are localized in a siderite carbonate
Report (issue)
IN ALASKA Cover photographs, clockwise from the top: Geologists on Augustine Island, an active volcano...Bochum, W. Germany) Geologic mapping in central Alaska Helicopter being used in Survey activities Instruments...used in coastal work in Alaska The United States Geological Survey in Alaska: Accomplishments during...south-central Brooks Range and in southeastern Alaska, by James R. LeCompte and Wm. Clinton Steele __...________________ National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska-data release, by Robert D. Carter________________________
Report (issue)
IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA ALASKA, 1945-47 and 1951 By H. R. Gault, P. L. Killeen...THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SEWARD PENINSULA, ALASKA, 1945-47 and 1951 By H. R. Gault, P. L. Killeen...•.•........•.•......•..• 11 Geology and placer mining ....•......•....• 11 Radioactivity tests ...........•........ 18 CHAPTER D. --Buckland-Kiwalik district, 1947, by W. S. West and J. J. Matzke Abstract...Sweepstakes Creek and vicinity, Seward Peninsula, Alaska .......... In pocket Topographic map of part of
Report (issue)
nes, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. 6 I50" ctf o3 S _ --1.G184 LG1B6 ctf LG030...occurrences in the Livengood 1:250, 000-scale quadrangle, Alaska This and related reports are accessible through...(907) 786-7424. This compilation is authored by: Alaska 03 'B- ' ** o £2 0) j 1 Q o C/5 14- ...Curtis J. Freeman and Janet Schaefer Fairbanks, Alaska C^ '*s*^__^r*&*'' Location of map ar«a In Aluki...99-574 Alaska Resource Data File LG001 Site name(s): Troublesome Creek Site type: Mine ARDFno.: LG001
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T5I California Convention 4 Yogo Sapphire Mine Reopened 4 Alpha Counters 5 Berkeley Cass iter ite "Nugget11...States. YOGO SAPPHIRE MINE REOPENED A REOPEN INC OF THE FAMED YOGO~ 'SAPP H I RE MINE, IN THE LITTLE BELT...scheduled TO BEGIN THIS MONTH, UNDER NEW OPERATORS. THE MINE HAS BEEN IDLE SINCE 1929, AFTER HAVING PRODUCED...Mountains The Yogo mine has the distinction of being the only lode vein SAPPHIRE MINE IN THE WORLD, SINCE...the Yogo deposit. 4 1 TWO NEW ALPHA COUNTERS TWO LOW-PRICED ALPHA COUNTERS, FOR THE DETECTION OF RADIOACTIVE
 
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