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Miners River

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137002
MRDS ID A000062
MAS/MILS ID 0020850115
Record type Site
Current site name Miners River
Alternate or previous names Munson, Munsen, Copper Mountain 1-6, David Vietti, David Copper 1-3, Four-In-One, Gray Eagle No. 1, Dado Group, Gamblin, Pedersen & Vietti, Charles Elwood and Associates, Gray Eagle, Copper King

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.27758, 61.09178 (WGS84)
Elevation 615
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 012 N 012 E 35 SENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.27758, 61.09178
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25W
    Dip 65N
    Width 30.5M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N25W:65N
    Date of Last Modification 881220
  • Strike N05E
    Dip 75S
    Length 804.7M
    Width 3.1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N05E:75S
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 66mt ore
    Total resources 66mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 11.02 g/mt Silver Trace 1984
    Copper Cu 0.67 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1984
    Inferred 36926mt ore
    Total resources 36926mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 0.2199 wt-pct Copper Major 1984
    Silver Ag 17.52 g/mt Silver Trace 1984

Comments on the workings information

  • CLAIMS WORKED CA. 1929, 1954, 1956-1958 (KX 85-56, 84, 114) Workings consist of a 18.3 m. crosscut and open pits.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • PILGRIM, 1930 (UNPB TDM MAP)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-88 Dwb U.S. Bureau of Mines

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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