Mine detail: Eagle River Mine

Previously called 'Amalga'

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Location

Lat / long:

58.57336, -134.77731

Resource(M)

Primary:	Gold
Tertiary:	Lead, Copper, Zinc
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Copper, Galena, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz
Discovery year:	1902

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
First production started:	1903
Last production ended:	1916

Geology

Host type:	Slate
Associated type:	Plutonic Rock
Structure:	Ore Bodies Cut Off And Offset By Numerous Faults

References

MRDS	A012017
DEP	10001286
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 287, P. 130-131}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 284, P. 35}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 502, P. 44-46, PLATE 2, LOC. 12}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 622, P. 101}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 642, P. 76-77}{Deposit:: USBM BULL 153, P. 23}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 662, P. 77}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 85-717, P. 139}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 85-572, P. 167, NO. 59}{Deposit:: STONE, DAVID AND STONE, BRENDA, 1983, HARD ROCK GOLD, THE STORY OF THE GREAT MINES THAT WERE THE HEARTBEAT OF JUNEAU: SEATTLE, WA, VANGUARD PRESS INC., P. 87}{Other Database:: BAG-OFR-85-717-126}{Production:: LINE 15: USGS BULL 1246, P. 158; LINE 16: STONE AND STONE, 1983, P. 87}
Reporter	Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.)