Deposit ID | 10001540 |
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MRDS ID | A012287 |
Record type | Site |
Current site name | Mountain View Group - Skookum Vein |
Alternate or previous names | Mountain View Group, Fisg Creek No. 3 Claim |
Geographic coordinates: | -130.05453, 55.98588 (WGS84) |
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Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Relative position | IMMEDIATELY W OF MINE BUILDINGS; ON E BANK OF SKOOKUM CR. |
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Country | State |
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United States | Alaska |
Commodity | Importance |
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Gold | Primary |
Silver | Primary |
Lead | Primary |
Zinc | Primary |
Copper | Secondary |
Molybdenum | Tertiary |
Materials | Type of material |
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Chalcopyrite | Ore |
Freibergite | Ore |
Galena | Ore |
Molybdenite | Ore |
Sphalerite | Ore |
Pyrrhotite | Gangue |
Quartz | Gangue |
Tetrahedrite | Gangue |
Host or associated | Associated | ||||
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
Rock unit name | Texas Creek Granodiorite | ||||
Rock description | Texas Creek Granodiorite | ||||
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Host or associated | Host |
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Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
(1) | -130.05453, 55.98588 |
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Development status | Occurrence |
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Commodity type | Metallic |
Deposit size | Small |
Significant | No |
District name | Hyder |
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Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
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USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012287 |
HOVLAND, JOHN, 1927, A REPORT ON THE PROPERTY OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW GOLD MINING CO., HYDER RECORDING DISTRICT, ALASKA: UNPUB., (AK TECH DATA FILES, MENLO PARK)
USGS BULL 807, P. 64
USGS BULL 1024-B, P. 34-37, PLATE 9
USGS OFR 78-73B, NO. 6
BAG-OFR-78-73B-06
Subject category | Comment text |
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Deposit | QUARTZ FISSURE VEIN (OR VEINS) EXPOSED IN OPEN CUTS AND IN SKOOKUM TUNNEL: MAIN EXPOSURE IN TUNNEL TRACED FOR 400 FT; SOUTHERN 250 FT RANGES 3-4 FT IN WIDTH; NORTHERN PORTION BRANCHES INTO 2 VEINS ABOUT 10 FT APART, UPPER BRANCH SEVERAL IN WIDE, LOWER BRANCH 6 IN TO 2 FT (AVE. 1 FT) IN WIDTH OVER 75 FT, THEN NARROWS TO 5 FT 9 IN FOR ANOTHER 75 FT; BOTH BRANCHES MINERALIZED; ORE: AURIFEROUS PYRITE, GALENA, PYRRHOTITE, CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE, TETRAHEDRITE, FREIBERGITE, TRACE ARSENOPYRITE; NUMEROUS EXPOSURES OF QUARTZ VEINS WITH SIMILAR DESCRIPTIONS IN SKOOKUM TUNNEL |
Deposit | SEE ALSO: MOUNTAIN VIEW-"GRAY COPPER" VEIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT |
Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
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Reporter | 01-SEP-86 | Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |