Miller Peak Occurrence

The Miller Peak Occurrence is a copper 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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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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