Mountain View Group - Marsh Vein

The Mountain View Group - Marsh Vein is a 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 - Marsh Vein
Secondary: Mountain View Group
Secondary: Fish Creek No. 4 Claim

Commodity

Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Secondary: Copper

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

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Galena
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Pyrite

Comments

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

Comment (Deposit): QUARTZ VEIN TRACED FOR 170 FT, AVE. WIDTH 30 IN, CONTAINS GALENA, SPHALERITE, PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE; N END OF VEIN SIMILAR TO GRAY COPPER VEIN ON ADJOINING CLAIM

Comment (Geology): GEOL.COM: MARSH VEIN FOLLOWS CONTACT BETWEEN TEXAS CREEK GRANODIORITE AND CO NTACT METAMORPHOSED HAZELTON(?) GROUP METASED AND METAVOLC ROCKS; PROBABLE EXTENSION OF GRAY COPPER VEIN

Comment (Commodity): REPORTED TO CARRY SMALL VALUES IN AU AND AG

Comment (Development): PATENTED BY J. HOVLAND CIRCA 1920

Comment (Location): APPROX. LOCATION OF VEIN EXPOSED IN SURFACE EXCAVATIONS; 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).

References

Reference (Deposit): HOVLAND, JOHN, 1927, A REPORT ON THE PROPERTY OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW GOLD MINING CO., HYDER RECORDING DIST., AK: UNPUBLISHED (AK TECH DATA FILES, MENLO PARK)

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

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

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