The Simonton & Mills is a lead, copper, gold, and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver
Lat, Long: 61.07, -148.11000
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Simonton & Mills MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Simonton & Mills
Secondary: Alaska Wonder Ledge
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Azurite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Production): Production Notes = No reported production.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Johnson, 1914
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface stripping was the only development at the time of the visit of Johnson (1914). Jansons and others (1984) report traces of gold and up to .0.25 oz/ton Ag found in the three samples that were taken. Low mineral development potential.
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = North striking quartz veins found in Late Cretaceous Valdez Group graywacke and slate. The vein, 6 to 69 inches thick, can be traced for 200 ft and contains gold, galena, pyrite, and chalcopyrite. The primary vein is intersected by another quartz vein, approximately 4 ft thick (Johnson, 1914). Jansons and others (1984) reported traces of gold and up to 0.25 oz/ton Ag in samples.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1 ?) or Epithermal Au vein ?
Comment (Geology): Age = Late Cretaceous or younger; veins cut Late Cretaceous Valdez Group graywackes and slates.
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1979, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials in the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-1095, 184 p.
Reference (Deposit): Johnson, B.L., 1914, The Port Wells gold-lode district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 592-G, p. 195-236.
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Anchorage quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-409, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous mineral deposits in the western part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-F, 38 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
Reference (Deposit): Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., and Holloway, C.D., 1977, Map showing metalliferous and selected non-metalliferous mineral deposits in the eastern part of southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-169-A, 99 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
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