Little Miller Creek Placer.

The Little Miller Creek Placer. is a gold mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Little Miller Creek Placer.

Commodity

Primary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska
District: Fortymile

Land Status

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Holdings

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Workings

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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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

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Mineral Deposit Model

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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: 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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