| Deposit ID | 10002201 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A013101 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merrill's Silver |
| Alternate or previous names | Sunshine Mt. Silver |
| Geographic coordinates: | -136.07213, 59.38974 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | This prospect is north of the Little Salmon River at an elevation of approximately 700 feet; it is approximately 1.1 miles, S32W from VABM 1720 ('Knob'). It is approximately 6 miles west of the village of Klukwan in the NE1/4, section 1, T. 29 S., R. 55 E. of the Copper River Meridian. It is shown as locations 214 to 218 by Still and others (1984); site M by Still and others (1987); site K by Gilbert and Redman (1989); and number S016 by Wells and others (1986). |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Haines(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Skagway B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Skagway C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)
Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)
Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Model code | 85 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 22c |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic veins |
| Mark3 model number | 46 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rock type | |||||||||||||||||
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| (1) | -136.07213, 59.38974 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Juneau (Skagway subdistrict) |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A013101 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | SK037 |
MacKevett, E.M., Jr., Robertson, E.C., and Winkler, G.R., 1974, Geology of the Skagway B-3 and B-4 quadrangles, southern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 832, 33 p.
Still, J.C., Weir, K.R., Gilbert, W.G., and Redman, E.C., 1984, Stream-sediment, float, and bedrock sampling in the Porcupine mining area, southeast Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 173-84, 19 p.
Wells, D.E., Pittman, T.L., Brew, D.A. and Douglass, S.L., 1986, Map and description of the mineral deposits in the Juneau, Taku River, Atlin, and part of the Skagway quadrangles, Alaska; U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 85-717, 332 p.
Still, J.C., Gilbert, W.G., and Forbes, R.B., 1987, Final report of stream sediment, float, and bedrock sampling in the Porcupine mining area, southeast Alaska, 1983-1985: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 36-87, 35 p., 8 sheets.
Gilbert, W.G., and Redman, E.C., 1989, Lode deposits, prospects, and occurrences of the Porcupine mining area, southeast Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 17-89, 1 sheet, scale 1:39,600.
Still, J.C., 1991, Bureau of Mines mineral investigations in the Juneau mining district, Alaska, 1984 - 1988, v. 2, Detailed mine, prospect, and mineral occurrence descriptions, section A, Haines-Klukwan-Porcupine subarea: U.S. Bureau of Mines of Mines Special Publication, 214 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Silver-bearing quartz-sulfide veins in dolomite and argillite (Cox and Singer, 1986; 22c). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-FEB-2001 | T.C. Crafford | T. Crafford & Associates |
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