The Miller Peak Occurrence is a copper mine located in Alaska.
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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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Miller Peak Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miller Peak Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau/Glacier Bay N.M.
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
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: CHANNEL SAMPLES 0.25-.80 FT LONG: 0.42-1.5% CU AND UP TO 0.7 PPM AG, USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-343, TABLE C-63
Materials
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Ankerite
Gangue: Chlorite
Gangue: Sericite
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Biotite
Comments
Comment (Location): BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-336, FIG. C-72; MINERALIZED OVER WIDE AREA LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): WIDELY SPACED QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS CARRYING PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND MALACHITE; SOME VEINS TRACEABLE FOR 100'S OF FT ALONG STRIKE; ONE VEIN ALONG FOOTWALL OF ANDESITE DIKE
Comment (Geology): COUNTRY ROCK DESCRIBED AS A LIMESTONE OR MARBLE CUT BY A SERIES OF APPARENTLY CONFORMABLE IGNEOUS INTRUSIVES AND ANKERITE LAYERS; RELICT BEDDING IS INDISTINCT, DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE
Comment (Deposit): USGS RECONNAISSANCE SAMPLING FOUND PERVASIVE GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES IN THE MILLER PEAK AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-342
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P. 20
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-007
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