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Miller Peak Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10001365
MRDS ID A012106
Record type Site
Current site name Miller Peak Occurrence
Related records 10161443

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -135.90625, 58.72751 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • BEST LOCATION: USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-336, FIG. C-72; MINERALIZED OVER WIDE AREA LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Malachite Ore
Ankerite Gangue
Biotite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Analytical data

Result CHANNEL SAMPLES 0.25-.80 FT LONG: 0.42-1.5% CU AND UP TO 0.7 PPM AG, USGS OFR 78-494, P. C-343, TABLE C-63

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -135.90625, 58.72751
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • COUNTRY ROCK DESCRIBED AS A LIMESTONE OR MARBLE CUT BY A SERIES OF APPARENTLY CONFORMABLE IGNEOUS INTRUSIVES AND ANKERITE LAYERS; RELICT BEDDING IS INDISTINCT, DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Juneau/Glacier Bay N.M.

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WIDELY SPACED QUARTZ-CALCITE VEINS CARRYING PYRITE, CHALCOPYRITE AND MALACHITE; SOME VEINS TRACEABLE FOR 100'S OF FT ALONG STRIKE; ONE VEIN ALONG FOOTWALL OF ANDESITE DIKE
Deposit USGS RECONNAISSANCE SAMPLING FOUND PERVASIVE GEOCHEMICAL ANOMALIES IN THE MILLER PEAK AREA ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1985 Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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