Cameron

The Cameron is a silver, copper, and gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Cameron
Secondary: Charles Cameron

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound

Land Status

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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: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

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Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein, Chugach-type

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

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Johnson, 1914

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Explored by about 100 ft of stripping at surface and a 25 ft adit in 1913 (Johnson, 1914).

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Quartz vein, 10 to 15 inches thick, cuts Late Cretaceous Valdez Group metasedimentary rocks. Vein strikes north, and dips 50 E, and is sparsely mineralized and contains calcite, an unidentified carbonate mineral, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, and free gold. Another quartz vein 8 to 15 inches thick is exposed nearby (Johnson, 1914).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Chugach-type low-sulfide Au-quartz veins (Bliss, 1992; model 36a.1)

Comment (Geology): Age = Late Cretaceous or younger; veins cut Late Cretaceous Valdez Group metasedimentary rocks.

References

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): 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): 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.

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.

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