Mine detail: Schaeffer

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 60.78934, -158.85278

Resource(M)

Primary: Mercury
Ore: Cinnabar, Marcasite, Pyrite, Stibnite
Gangue: Limonite, Quartz

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Host rock:Gemuk Group;Gemuk Group;Gemuk Group
Host type:Limestone
Alteration processes:Silicification and limonite-staining.

References

MRDSA013452
DEP10002512
Reference{Deposit:: Sainsbury, C.L. and MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1965, Quicksilver deposits of southwestern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1187, 89 p.}{Deposit:: Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Taylor Mountains quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-384, scale 1:250,000.}{Deposit:: Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Dillingham, Sleetmute, and Taylor Mountain quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-606, 92 p.}
ReporterTravis L. Hudson