The Three Mile Canyon is a gold mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
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Three Mile Canyon MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Three Mile Canyon
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nizina District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
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Workings
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Ownership
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Production
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Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1911
Year Last Production: 1911
Discovery Year: 1925
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral Not In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
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Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
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Alterations
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Rocks
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Analytical Data
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Materials
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Comments
Comment (Workings): PLACER SLUICED WITH WATER FROM SMALL STREAM; PRICE CREEK ALSO BEING WORKED IN SIMILAR MANNER IN 1911
Comment (Deposit): NO GEOLOGIC DATA AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOCALITY ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT
Comment (Deposit): Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S
Comment (Commodity): NO ANALYTICAL DATA AVAILABLE
Comment (Development): NO MENTION OF CLAIM (S) FILED IN THE LITERATURE
Comment (Deposit): GLACIOFLUVIAL SAND BEARING FINE GOLD; GRAVEL TERRACES ALSO REPORTED TO HAVE YIELDED SMALL AMOUNTS OF GOLD
Comment (Location): LOCATED IN THREE MILE CANYON LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).; PREVIOUS QUAD DESIGNATION = VALDEZ 1:250000
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 79-973, P 11
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 576, P. 44
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1374, P 32
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