Alaska
Past Producer

Mikado mine (Mikado

Alaska, United States
GoldZincSilverAntimonyLeadArsenic
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Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondaryZinc, Silver, Antimony, Lead, Arsenic
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Materials
Ore mineralsArsenopyrite, Galena, Gold, Pyrite, Siderite, Sphalerite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
AlterationOxidation of vein material produces scorodite and limonite.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10308805
MRDS IDA010680
Alternate namesTobin, Idaho-Alaska Corp.), Little Mikado, Carter, Eclipse, Overlook, Engineers Exploration Syndicate
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates67.53973, -148.25329
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