The Miners River No. 1 is a zinc, lead, copper, gold, arsenic, and silver 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Arsenic, Silver
Lat, Long: 61.09, -147.33000
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Miners River No. 1 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miners River No. 1
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Primary: Copper
Primary: Gold
Primary: Arsenic
Primary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Prince William Sound
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
Model Name: Polymetallic veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Calcite
Gangue: Quartz
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Jansons and others (1984) reported that three chip samples contain 1.6 to 4.1 ppm Ag and 26 ppm to 0.18 percent As. A selected grab sample contained 4.8 percent Zn, 1.7 percent Pb, 0.5 percent Cu, 55 ppm Ag, 1.7 ppm Au, and 16 percent As. Reportedly low potential for mineral development.
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Jansons and others, 1984
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins ? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c ? )
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone of the Tertiary Orca Group are cut by a 450 ft mineralized zone that contains quartz and calcite veinlets. Float rocks found in general area contains sphalerite, galena, arsenopyrite, and chalcopyrite. Three chip samples contained 1.6 to 4.1 ppm Ag and 26 ppm to 0.18 percent As. Selected grab sample contained 4.8 percent Zn, 1.7 percent Pb, 0.5 percent Cu, 55 ppm Ag, 1.7 ppm Au, and 16 percent As (Jansons, 1984).
Comment (Production): Production Notes = No production.
Comment (Geology): Age = Paleocene or younger; mineralized zone cuts sandstones, siltstones, and mudstones of the Tertiary Orca Group.
References
Reference (Deposit): Jansons, Uldis, Hoekzema, R.B., Kurtak, J.M., and Fechner, S.A., 1984, Mineral occurrences in the Chugach National Forest, Southcentral Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 5-84, 218 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.
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