ANTIMONY 



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PROSPECTING TECHNIQUES 



Historically, very little prospecting has been di- 

 rected solely toward antimony; probably most was 

 incidental to prospecting for gold, silver, lead, or 

 copper. In some instances, although antimony was 

 not detected in sulfides or oxides of certain metal 

 deposits, antimony has been recovered during smelt- 

 ing of the ores. Where antimony is recognized, 

 prospectors have searched successfully for exten- 

 sions of known deposits and for other deposits in 

 or near known occurrences. 



Geochemical methods of determining antimony in 

 soils and rocks have been tested in the laboratory 

 and under field conditions (Ward and Lakin, 1954 ; 

 Jardine, 1963; Ward and others, 1963). The field 

 method described by Ward and Lakin (1954) was 

 used successfully by Sainsbury (1957) in geo- 

 chemical exploration for antimony in Alaska. 



PROBLEMS FOR RESEARCH 



Detailed geologic studies of the occurrence of 

 antimony-bearing minerals in known deposits, espe- 

 cially those minerals in which antimony substitutes 

 for another element, would broaden our base of 

 knowledge and enhance the possibility of delineat- 

 ing areas that contain additional antimony resources. 



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