Miller House

The Miller House is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Miller House

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Circle

Land Status

Not available

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:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Significant amount of Fe-oxide.

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Pyrite
Gangue: Zircon

Comments

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Nokleberg and others, 1987.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = This site contains massive to disseminated arsenopyrite in four large and four small iron-stained shear zones. Zones over 150 meters long occur in middle Paleozoic or older schist of the Yukon-Tanana terrane. Intense alteration occurs along the zones. Grab samples contain up to 3.9 grams per ton Au (Menzie and others, 1983; Nokleberg and others, 1987).

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Auriferous arsenopyrite along altered shear zones.

Comment (Commodity): Ore Material = Fe-oxides

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Surface samples collected and analyzed.

Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive

References

Reference (Deposit): Menzie, W.D., Foster, H.L., Tripp, R.B., and Yeend, W.E., 1983, Mineral resource assessment of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 83-170-B, 61 p., 1 sheet, 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Tripp R.B., Detra, D. E., and Mishi, J. M., 1982, Mineralized zones in bedrock near Miller Creek, Circle quadrangle: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 844, 62 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., and Cobb, E.H., 1967, Metalliferous Lode Deposits of Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1246, 254 p.

Reference (Deposit): Wedow, Helmuth, Jr., Killeen, P. L., and others, 1954, Reconnaissance for radioactive deposits in eastern interior Alaska, 1946: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 331, 36 p.

Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Misc. Field Studies Map MF-391, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Foster, H.L., O'Leary, R.M, McDougal, C.M, and Menzie, W.D., 1984, Analyses of rock samples from the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 84-479, 126 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Nokleberg, W.J., Bundtzen, T.K., Berg, H.C., Brew, D.A., Grybeck, D.J., Robinson, M.S., Smith, T.E., and Yeend, W., 1987, Significant metalliferous lode deposits and placer districts of Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1786, 104 p.

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