Mountain View Group - Skookum Vein

The Mountain View Group - Skookum Vein is a silver, gold, zinc, and lead 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

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Site Name

Primary: Mountain View Group - Skookum Vein
Secondary: Mountain View Group
Secondary: Fisg Creek No. 3 Claim

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hyder

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
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

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock Unit
Age Young: Early Jurassic

Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Jurassic

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Freibergite
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Tetrahedrite
Gangue: Pyrrhotite

Comments

Comment (Deposit): SEE ALSO: MOUNTAIN VIEW-"GRAY COPPER" VEIN ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 2 UNPUB REPT

Comment (Location): PORTAL OF SKOOKUM TUNNEL, AS SHOWN ON PLATE 8, USGS BULL 1024-B LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): PATENTED BY JOHN HOVLAND CIRCA 1920

Comment (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

Comment (Workings): SKOOKUM TUNNEL: WAS 325 FT IN LENGTH AND 100 FT DEEP IN 1925; LATER LENGTHENED TO MORE THAN 4200 FT IN ORDER TO UNDERCUT OTHER VEINS ON PROPERTY; NUMEROUS PITS, TRENCHES AND OPEN CUTS ON CLAIM

Comment (Commodity): MAIN VALUES IN AU, AG, PB AND ZN

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 78-73B, NO. 6

Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-78-73B-06

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 1024-B, P. 34-37, PLATE 9

Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 807, P. 64

Reference (Deposit): 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)

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