Commodities
PrimaryAntimony
SecondaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model180: Simple Sb (veins, pods, etc)
Materials
Ore mineralsKermesite, Pyrite, Realgar, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble
AlterationThe country rocks are silicified and dolomitized.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10001566
MRDS IDA012315
Alternate namesHot Air No. 1
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates55.5178, -131.98485
References
Elliott, R.L., Berg, H.C., and Karl, Susan, 1978, map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits, Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report, 78-73-B,17 p., scale 1:250,000.Koch, R.D., and Elliott, R.L., 1978, Analyses of rock samples from Ketchikan quadrangle, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-156-A, 162 p., 1 sheet, scale l:250,000.Cobb, E.H., and Elliott, R.L., 1980, Summaries of data on and lists of references to metallic and selected nonmetallic mineral deposits in the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 80-1053, 154 p.Maas, K.M., Bittenbender, P E., and Still, J.C., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 11-95, 606 p.Brew, D.A., 1996, Geologic map of the Craig, Dixon Entrance, and parts of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-2319, 53 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Sainsbury, C.L., 1957, A geochemical exploration for antimony in southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1024-H, p. 163-178.