The Little Miller Creek Placer. is a gold mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Little Miller Creek Placer. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Little Miller Creek Placer.
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Fortymile
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1893
Discovery Year: 1893
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
Not available
Materials
Ore: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STREAM PLACERS OF LITTLE MILLER CREEK HAD BEEN RECONCENTRATED FROM HIGH-LEVEL GRAVEL THAT FORMED A BENCH ALONG THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF DOME CREEK. GOLD MAINLY NEAR OR ON BEDROCK, BUT SOME FINE GOLD THROUGHOUT GRAVEL THAT HAS A MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF 80 FEET AT THE NORTH END OF THE CUT.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: BEDROCK IS SCHIST.
Comment (Deposit): STREAM GRADIENT ABOUT 200 FEET PER MILE. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Location): USGS MF-393, LOC. 70A. DEPOSIT NEAR MOUTH OF LITTLE MILLER CR. WHERE CREEK CROSSES BENCH OF DOME CREEK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): MINED OUT IN 1890'S.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-393 (B-1), LOC. 70.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL. 897-C, P. 188-189.
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