Swetmann

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

Name: Swetmann  

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation:

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 60.61556, -149.57667

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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


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