The Swetmann is a silver and gold mine located in Alaska.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Swetmann MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Swetmann
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Hope District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Underground
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Gold
Ore: Silver
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Workings): ONE 260 FOOT TUNNEL
Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NUMBER IS THE MAP LOCATION NUMBER FROM MF-880A. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN 10-16 INCHES WIDE AT CONTACT BETWEEN SLATE AND GRAYWACKE PARALLELS CLEAVAGE IN SLATE. VEINLETS OF QUARTZ EMANATE INTO HANGINGWALL (SLATE)
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 849 -I, P.515
Reference (Deposit): USGS MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES 880-A, LOCATION 53
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE 80-621, P. 231
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
