Marti L Miller
Research on the geology, tectonics, and mineral resources of southwestern Alaska and Prince William Sound.
Professional Experience
2003 - Present Associate Center Director for Geology, USGS Alaska Science Center and Regional Geologic and Mineral Deposit Data for Alaska's Economic Development. This umbrella project focuses on various parts of Alaska where collection and interpretation of new geologic, geochemical, and (or) geophysical data help define undiscovered metallic resources.
1998-2002 Leader, Kuskokwim Mineral Belt Study. Evaluated the lithologic, geochemical, structural, and tectonic controls of mineralization in the 190,000-km2 Kuskokwim Mineral Belt.
1995-1996 Team Leader and Principal Investigator, Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Calista Native Corporation to study the geology and metallic resources of the Stuyahok area, Holy Cross quadrangle.
1993-1995 Team Leader, Sleetmute Quadrangle Mineral/Environmental Study.
1984-1992 Team Leader, Mineral Resource Assessment of the Iditarod quadrangle, west-central Alaska.
Education and Certifications
M.S. 1980 Stanford University, California Geology
B.S. 1976 Stanford University, California
Affiliations and Memberships*
Alaska Geological Society
Alaska Miners Association
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits
Alaskan Geology, Inc., Non-profit, President
Honors and Awards
Star Awards, 1998, 2001, 2002
Special Act Service Award, 199
Science and Products
Life and death of the Resurrection Plate
Gold deposits of the northern margin of the North China craton: Multiple late Paleozoic-Mesozoic mineralizing events
Assessment of mineral resource tracts in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska
Isotopic ages from intrusive rocks near the Stuyahok gold placer deposits, south-central Holy Cross quadrangle, Alaska: A section in Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998
The Tintina Gold Belt - A global perspective
Preliminary geologic map of the Chugach National Forest special study area, Alaska
Analytical results for rock and stream-sediment samples collected in 1997 from the Sleetmute Quadrangle, Alaska
Alaska resource data file: Sleetmute quadrangle
Precious metals associated with Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary igneous rocks of southwestern Alaska
Geology and mineral resources of the Stuyahok area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska
Analytical results and sample locality maps of stream-sediment, panned concentrate, stream-water, and soil samples from the Stuyahok study area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska
Analytical results and sample locality maps of rock samples from the Stuyahok area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska
Science and Products
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Life and death of the Resurrection Plate
No abstract available.AuthorsPeter J. Haeussler, D. C. Bradley, R. E. Wells, Marti L. MillerGold deposits of the northern margin of the North China craton: Multiple late Paleozoic-Mesozoic mineralizing events
The northern margin of the North China craton is well-endowed with lode gold deposits hosting a resource of approximately 900 tonnes (t) of gold. The ~1,500-km-long region is characterized by east-trending blocks of metamorphosed Archean and Proterozoic strata that were episodically uplifted during Variscan, Indosinian, and Yanshanian deformational and magmatic events. At least 12 gold deposits frAuthorsCraig J. R. Hart, Richard J. Goldfarb, Yumin Qiu, Lawrence W. Snee, Lance D. Miller, Marti L. MillerAssessment of mineral resource tracts in the Chugach National Forest, Alaska
Locatable minerals have been produced from the Chugach National Forest (CNF) for nearly 100 years. Past gold production has come from the Kenai Peninsula and the Girdwood, Port Wells, and Valdez areas. Copper and by-product gold and silver have been produced from mines at Ellamar, on Latouche Island, and near Valdez. Many of the past-producing properties were not mined out and contain significantAuthorsSteven W. Nelson, Marti L. MillerIsotopic ages from intrusive rocks near the Stuyahok gold placer deposits, south-central Holy Cross quadrangle, Alaska: A section in Geologic studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1998
In the Stuyahok area of the south-central Holy Cross quadrangle, Alaska, felsic to intermediate dikes and sills intrude Lower Cretaceous volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the Koyukuk terrane. These previously undated intrusions are the probable source of at least 933 kg (30,000 oz) of past placer gold production. Additional placer, and perhaps lode, resources are likely present at Stuyahok. NewAuthorsMarti L. Miller, Robert D. Tucker, Paul W. Layer, Thomas K. BundtzenThe Tintina Gold Belt - A global perspective
The so-called Tintina Gold Belt extends for more than 1000 km along the length of the northern North American Cordillera. Middle to Late Cretaceous Au deposits within the belt have various similar characteristics, among which are a spatial and temporal association with magmatism; Bi-W-Te signatures in deposits hosted by granitod stocks and As-Sb signatures where hosted by sedimentary rocks and dykAuthorsRichard J. Goldfarb, Craig J. R. Hart, Marti L. Miller, Lance D. Miller, G. Lang Farmer, David I. GrovesPreliminary geologic map of the Chugach National Forest special study area, Alaska
In 1990, both the U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Mines were contacted by the Chugach National Forest (CNF) for the purpose of providing mineral resource information for the CNF Master Plan during the planning period fiscal years 1991-1994. This information is to address the terms and requirements of the 1986 Settlement Agreement and to provide mineral and geologic information useful toAuthorsSteven W. Nelson, Marti L. Miller, Peter J. Haeussler, Lawrence W. Snee, Patti J. Philips, Carol HuberAnalytical results for rock and stream-sediment samples collected in 1997 from the Sleetmute Quadrangle, Alaska
No abstract available.AuthorsMarti L. Miller, Robert R. Carlson, William J. Keith, G. K. LeeAlaska resource data file: Sleetmute quadrangle
No abstract available.AuthorsW. J. Keith, Marti L. MillerPrecious metals associated with Late Cretaceous-early Tertiary igneous rocks of southwestern Alaska
Placer gold and precious metal-bearing lode deposits of southwestern Alaska lie within a region 550 by 350 km, herein referred to as the Kuskokwim mineral belt. This mineral belt has yielded 100,240 kg (3.22 Moz) of gold, 12, 813 kg (412,000 oz) of silver, 1,377,412 kg (39,960 flasks) of mercury, and modest amounts of antimony and tungsten derived primarily from the late Cretaceous-early TertiaryAuthorsThomas K. Bundtzen, Marti L. MillerGeology and mineral resources of the Stuyahok area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska
No abstract available.AuthorsMarti L. Miller, T. K. Bundtzen, W. J. Keith, E. A. Bailey, D. P. BickerstaffAnalytical results and sample locality maps of stream-sediment, panned concentrate, stream-water, and soil samples from the Stuyahok study area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska
No abstract available.AuthorsE. A. Bailey, W. J. Keith, D. P. Bickerstaff, David Dempsey, Marti L. MillerAnalytical results and sample locality maps of rock samples from the Stuyahok area, part of Holy Cross A-4 and A-5 quadrangles, Alaska
No abstract available.AuthorsW. J. Keith, Marti L. Miller, E. A. Bailey, T. K. Bundtzen, D. P. Bickerstaff - Data
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