Location: This mine (?) is apparently located about one mile east of a point where Fish River enters onto the lowlands of the lower Niukluk River valley . It is on the western nose of an east-west ridge at about 400 feet elevation. It is locality 23 of Cobb (1972, MF 445; 1978, OF 78-181) and locality 71 of Gamble (1988).
Geology: Mertie (1918) reports that a lead-silver lode is located near here and Gamble (1988) plots its location on the basis of recorded mining claims. Cinnabar is reported to be present and a few flasks of mercury were annually produced for a few years up to 1916 (Mertie, 1918). Bedrock in the area is schistose Ordovician chlorite marble (Till and others, 1986). There is no other information about the deposit.
Workings: Some small scale workings are probably present but they have not been described.
Production: Mertie (1918) reports that a few flasks of mercury were annually produced for a few years up to at least 1916.

Commodities (Major) - Ag, Hg, Pb
Development Status: Yes; small
Deposit Model: Lead, silver, and mercury-bearing vein or replacement in schistose marble?

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Lead

ⓘ Mercury

ⓘ Silver

Mineral List

ⓘ Cinnabar

1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Cinnabar

Formula: HgS

References:

(2008) Alaska Resource Data File (ARDF) Open-File Report 2008-1225. US Geological Survey

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Cinnabar	2.CD.15a	HgS

List of minerals for each chemical element

S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS
Hg	Mercury
Hg	ⓘ Cinnabar	HgS

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Link to USGS - Alaska:	SO046

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References

Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-445, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Cobb, E.H., 1978, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Solomon quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-181, 185 p. Gamble, B.M., 1988, Non-placer mineral occurrences in the Solomon, Bendeleben, and southern part of the Kotzebue quadrangles, western Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-1838-B, 13 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000. Mertie, J.B., Jr., 1918, Lode mining and prospecting on Seward Peninsula: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 662-H, p. 425-449. Till, A.B., Dumoulin, J.A., Gamble, B. ., Kaufman, D.S., and Carroll, P.I., 1986, Preliminary geologic map and fossil data, Soloman, Bendeleben, and southern Kotzebue quadrangles, Seward Peninsula, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 86-276, 10 p., 3 plates, scale 1:250,000.

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