Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryAntimony
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Stibnite
Geology
AlterationAntimony and arsenic oxides are abundant on the dump material, and the schist is iron stained (Saunders, 1953, rev. 1964).
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10002795
MRDS IDA015261
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates64.85272, -148.02684
References
Hill, J.M., 1933, Lode deposits of the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 849-B, p. 29-163.Killeen, P.L., and Mertie, J.B., 1951, Antimony ore in the Fairbanks District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 51-46, 43 p.Chapman, R.M., and Foster, R.L., 1969, Lode mines and prospects in the Fairbanks district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 625-D, 25 p., 1 plate.Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-410, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Fairbanks quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-662, 174 p.Saunders, R.H., 1953, Vuyovich gold-quartz prospect (Ester Dome): Alaska Territorial Department of Mines Prospect Evaluation 58-7, 22 p.