Mountain View

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

Name: Mountain View

State:  Colorado

County:  Custer

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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