The Mountain View is a silver, perlite, zinc, and lead mine located in Custer county, Colorado.
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
Elevation:
Commodity: Silver, Perlite, Zinc, Lead
Lat, Long: 38.09876, -105.36012
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Mountain View MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain View
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Primary: Perlite
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Lead
Location
State: Colorado
County: Custer
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Surface-Underground
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Epithermal veins
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): TH 0.37 PERCENT, TRACE AG, $0.17/TON AU
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS CIRC. 290, PL. 21 & 25
Reference (Deposit): BMC RECORD DATA FILE
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