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Stibnite from
Homestake Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Stibnite
Formula:Sb2S3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stibnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Homestake Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:582394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:582394:9
GUID (UUID V4):78d649c2-7a3f-4a1c-935d-0f821c68441d
Nearest other occurrences of Stibnite
0.5km (0.3 miles) Ebbert Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.6km (0.3 miles) Pennsylvania Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Christina; Vetter; Shelden Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Pioneer Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.6km (0.4 miles) Harris and Brown; Sky High; Grace E#1 Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Saddle Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Solomon Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) Goose Creek Prospect, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
0.9km (0.5 miles) Chatham Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) McCarty Mine, Fairbanks Mining District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
References
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Report (issue)
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 (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...Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North American Stratigraphic code. Any use of trade, product
Report (issue)
LODE MINING IN THE FAIRBANKS DISTRICT. By J. B. MEIITIE, Jr. INTRODUCTION. Gold lode mining in the Fairbanks...Fairbanks district continued in 1916, with a small production. The cost of power and supplies has increased...await the coming of the Government railroad to Fairbanks, the expectation being that this will effect a...lode mines, however, were operated in the Fairbanks district in 1916, producing gold valued at nearly...yearly production of lode gold and silver in the district since 1910, when the lodes were just beginning
Report (issue)
the Alaska Range have been widely traversed by prospectors since the establishment of Fairbanks as a...gold-placer mining commenced in the Bonnifield country, about 60 miles south of Fairbanks, and during...region, about 150 miles southwest of Fairbanks and 30 miles north of Mount McKinley, was an area of considerable...area are the Alaska Range and the Tanana Flats. The Alaska Range in this, part of Alaska trends round...peaks. Minor ridges flank the main range on the north and their outer members descend with more or less
Report (issue)
LODE MINING AND PROSPECTING ON SEWARD PENINSULA. By J. B. MERTIE, Jr. INTRODUCTION. The lodes of Seward...most part undeveloped. The Big Hurrah mine, in the Solomon district, produced gold from 1903 to 1907 but...been made from the Sliscovich mine, on Manila Creek, in the Nome district, but these were more in the nature...development is still in the stage of prospecting. Lode mining of some of the semiprecious and base metals, however...published later. GOLD. SLISCOVICH. The Sliscovich mine, near the head of Manila Creek, has been described
Report (issue)
DEPOSITS OF THE FAIRBANKS DISTRICT, ALASKA BY JAMES M. HILL Investigations in Alaska Railroad belt, 1931...History of mining.__________________________________________ Economic factors affecting mining.________...__-----__._..Cleary Creek.______________________.___ Fairbanks Creek________-_____.__________________Goldstream..._-__________-__-___-.__-_______ Future of lode mining.____________________________________________ Index...ILLUSTRATIONS ,:,.. Page PLATE 3. Map of the Fairbanks district, Alaska, showing geology, claims, ditches, and
Report (volume)
SMITH, Director Bulletin 649 ANTIMONY DEPOSITS OF ALASKA BY ALFRED H. BROOKS WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING................................................. Mining developments and production......................-------------Siliceous gold-bearing stibnite lodes................................ Stibnite-cinnabar lodes. ............................................... Stibnite-galena deposits............................................................... 1............... Fairbanks district. .......................................
Report (issue)
deposit. Table 4, part B, gives an alphabetic list of mine and properties followed by the deposit name. CHARACTERISTICS...deposits used in Table 1 may represent a major mine, district name, or local town name or other prominent...the low-sulfide Au-quartz veins deposit-type to Homestake Au, Creee epithermal veins, and a composited epithermal... Pyrrhotite appears to be been reported in just a single mine in the East Belt of the Sierra Nevada foothills...(Malcolm, 1912), galena was widely considered by mine operators to be correlated with better gold grades
Report (issue)
25'-149° 01' west longitude and 63° 54'-64° 10' north latitude. (See accompanying map, PI. XVII.) The...about TO miles on a direct line southwest of Fairbanks. The Government railroad, now under construction...miles below the mouth of Hoseanna Creek. No lode mining has been done in the area outlined, and prospecting...July Creek about half a mile above its mouth. A stibnite lode was located a few years ago on Cody Creek...of ore bodies. 351 352 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1916. The area described in this paper lies in
Report (issue)
LODE MINING NEAR FAIRBANKS. By PHILIP S. SMITH. INTRODUCTION. The inevitable depletion of easily mined...mined placer deposits near Fairbanks and the consequent availability of both men and money for other enterprises...productive mines. The writer visited the lode-mining district late in the open season of 1912 to study the...investigations here recorded were devoted exclusively to mining developments. The writer is under deep obligations...expressed to the various mine owners, operators, and residents of the Fairbanks region. Although specific
Report (issue)
LODE MINING NEAR FAIRBANKS. By THEODORE CHAPIN. INTRODUCTION. The occurrence of auriferous quartz veins...for a number of years, but until recently quartz mining has received relatively little attention. In the...opened. 'The total lode production for the Fairbanks district is about S674,00Q. In 1911 the production...In 1913 the writer spent a few days in the Fairbanks district to study the occurrence of lodes and to gather...a. measure reflects the progress made in quartz mining, which showed a marked advancement, particularly
Report (volume)
THE FAIRBANKS QUADRANGLE, ALASKA BY L. M. PRINDLE WITH A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE FAIRBANKS DISTRICT...AND F. J. KATZ AND AN ACCOUNT OF LODE MINING NEAR FAIRBANKS BY PHILIP S. SMITH WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...BROOKS_________________________ GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE FAIRBANKS QUADRANGLE, by L. M. PKINDLE ________________...the Yukon-Tanana region 17 Geography of the Fairbanks quadrangle _ _ _ _ _______ 18 Position and...__________________________ Tanana lowland _ ____ , Upland north of the Tanana.._______________ Yukon Flats_____
Report (issue)
latroAuetloB Econoaic Geology General Fetturee Stibnite Deposit* E«t«r DOB* Ar«a P»dro Bo«e fiolt i ROM...known Ho contain antimony ora in the Fairbanks district, Alaska, and inset showing the location of deposits...Abstract Antimony-bear ing ores in the Fairbanks district, Alaska, are found principally in two areas,...points 10 miles west and £3 miles northeast of Fairbanks; and one of two minor areas lies along this same...ores were exposed largely as a result of lode gold mining, but at two periods in the past, high prices for
Report (issue)
mines, prospects and mineral occurrences throughout Alaska. W ' - - V V^ ' VL 1 PI Cl°«5 C»35 ....occurrences in the Circle 1 :250, 000-scale quadrangle, Alaska C/) c/} cd . i |_ _ Q cd ^ '" * '' ' tf/...Corporation P.O. Box 80268 Fairbanks, AK 99708 phone (907) 455-5159 Alaska <^ \ ^ »\ . £ ^jpjL^ , .... °%^^^% ^^....^^ Location of map area in Alaska /^^^^^^\ This report is preliminary and has not been...Geological Survey editorial standards or with the North [9fl|^HB||BSc| American Stratigraphic code. Any
Report (issue)
OF THE GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE FAIRBANKS QUADRANGLE. By L. M. INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT. ...150 and paral­ lels 66 and 64. The Fairbanks gold-placer district is in the eastern part of this area...the Fairbanks district and during 1909 geologic investigations were carried north of the Fairbanks district...quad­ rangle, including the Fairbanks district and extensive areas to the north and west, is shown on the...sketch map (PL VI). From the presence of the Fairbanks district in the south­ eastern part of the area covered
Report (issue)
Yukon and Tanana rivers to Lake Minchumina and the North Fork of Kuskokwim River. It reaches from the longitude...general way the 1 Hcrron, J. S., Explorations in Alaska, 1899: War Dept., Adjt. General's Office, No. 31...1-77, maps, 1901. 211 212 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1915. Yukon-Kuskokwim divide. A pack train of...drainage lines. The plains border the uplands on the north, east, and south, extend broadly into the principal...trend and lies very close to the course of the North Fork of Kuskokwim River. The northeasterly trend
Report (volume)
of Metallic and Nonmetallic Mineral Deposits of Alaska Compiled From Published Reports of Federal and...of metallic and nonmetallic mineral deposits of Alaska, compiled from published reports of Federal and...resources Indexes. 2. Mines' and mineral resources Alaska. I. Kachadoorian, Reuben, 1921-, rjoint author...quadrangle_________-___________-j________________________ Fairbanks quadrangle_________________________-_________________...investigations__________________---_-_----____-__ Territory of Alaska Department of Mines pamphlets____________--_ 360
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--- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...antimony and molybdenum- - - - - - 29 Willow Creek district . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 (volume)
OTIS SMITH, DIKECTOB 4:4:2 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA REPORT ON PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS IN 1909 ...The mining industry in 1909, by Alfred H. Brooks........................... Page. 5 20 Alaska coal...Charles A. Davis................ 101 Mining in southeastern Alaska, by Adolph Knopf......................reconnaissance in southeastern Alaska, by John C. Hoyt. Mining in the Chitina district, by Fred H. Moffit............................... Mining and prospecting on Prince William Sound, in 1909, by U. S. Grant....
Report (issue)
PROGRESS OF INVESTIGATIONS OF MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA IS 1906. By ALFEED H. BROOKS AND OTHERS. ADMINISTRATIVE...work in Alaska for the year arid (2) present a concise statement of the advancement of the mining industry...Territory. It affords a means of giving to the mining public the important results of investigations...summaries of progress in various phases of the mining industry during the year, (2) preliminary accounts...attempt is here made to cover the entire field of Alaska mining interests; but to do this it has been necessary
Report (issue)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1915. By ALFRED H. BROOKS and others. PREFACE. By ALFRED H. BROOKS. This...of annual bulletins * treating of the mining industry of Alaska and summarizing the results achieved during...particular district are thereforeurged to procure a copy of the complete report on that district as soon...the year and summaries of the condition of the mining industry, including statistics of mineral production...the mining industry for the years which they cover. Lack of funds prevents a visit to every mining district
Report (issue)
MINING IN NORTHWESTERN ALASKA. By S. H. CATHCART. INTRODUCTION. The season of 1918 was the most unfavorable...unfavorable for placer mining that the Seward Peninsula has experienced. Several factors combine to account...Solomon Eiver district frost as deep as 10 feet was reported, and in the Council City district frost was... fuel, and foodstuffs was felt severely in all mining operations. It is estimated that the cost of production...output in 1918, 185 186 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1918. $1,108,000 represents the value of the
Report (issue)
NOTES ON MINING IN SEWARD PENINSULA. By PHILIP S. SMITH. INTRODUCTION. No party from the Geological...During that time he obtained some notes on the mining industry, and these, supplemented by reports in...the amount of winter mining; second, a general decrease in the number of mining operations except dredging;...development of the ancient beaches at Nome winter mining was important, for labor was cheap, the physical...sluicing in the summer) and consequently this form of mining has decreased. It is estimated that the winter
Report (issue)
groups of claims are held in the iron-bearing district. Three of these the Mogul, Monarch, and Galena...about 14 miles. 361 362 MINERAL RESOURCES OF ALASKA, 1914. GEOLOGY. The bedrock of the iron-bearing...The gold placers of parts of Seward Peninsula, Alaska : U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 328, 1908. 8 Idem, pi...about equal amount. 364 MINERAL RESOURCES OP ALASKA, 1914. The veinlets appear to comprise only a...availability for mining is possible at the present stage .of development. PLACER MINING IN SEWARD PENINSULA
 
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