The Miners River No. 2 is a zinc, lead, gold, arsenic, and silver mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
Elevation:
Commodity: Zinc, Lead, Gold, Arsenic, Silver
Lat, Long: 61.08, -147.35000
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Miners River No. 2 MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Miners River No. 2
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
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
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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: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Arsenopyrite
Ore: Galena
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Jansons and others, 1984
Comment (Reserve-Resource): Reserves = Inferred reserves are 1,500 tons at 4.23 percent Zn, 2.24 percent Pb, and 5.88 ppm Ag (Jansons, 1984).
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Shear zones cut steeply dipping sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone of the Tertiary Orca Group. The shear zones are reported by Jansons and others (1984) to be from a few inches to 150 ft wide. Galena, sphalerite, and arsenopyrite occur in 0.25 to 6 inch wide veinlets. Pyrite occurs as disseminations and pods in the shear zones.? Chip, grab, and shallow core samples contained 14 ppm to 19 percent Zn, 1 ppm to 17.5 percent Pb, less than 0.003 oz/ton to 13.7 oz/ton Ag, less than 0.001 oz/ton to 0.084 oz/ton Au, and less than 10 ppm to 1.15 percent As (Jansons and others, 1984).
Comment (Production): Production Notes = No production.
Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = Chip, grab, and shallow core samples contained 14 ppm to 19 percent Zn, 1 ppm to 17.5 percent Pb, less than 0.003 oz/ton to 13.7 oz/ton Ag, less than 0.001 oz/ton to 0.084 oz/ton Au, and less than 10 ppm to 1.15 percent As. Moderate mineral development potential (Jansons and others, 1984).
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Paleocene or younger; shear zones cut sandstone, siltstone, and mudstone 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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