The Vidlee Occurrence is a zinc, silver, and lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,999 feet.
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: 3,999 Feet (1,219 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Lat, Long: 68.125, -155.28333
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Vidlee Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vidlee Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Primary: Silver
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Location
State: Alaska
District: Colville Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1986
Discovery Method: Other
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Shale
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Devonian
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 25% ZN, 1% CU, 1.5-2% PB, 200-1000 PPM AG, 0.75 AU
Materials
Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Ore: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS WORK: DETAILED ROCK SAMPLING; PART OF AMRAP STUDY NON USGS WORK: BUREAU OF MINES SAMPLED IN 1991 (SUMMER) ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV
Comment (Location): ELEVATION ESTIMATED LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): NATURE OF DISCOVERY BY FOLLOW-UP GEOCHEMISTRY ; ECON.COM: EXTREMELY REMOSTE AREA; WITHIN NATIONAL PARK
Comment (Deposit): EXPOSED OVER LATERAL DISTANCE OF 25 M
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): DUTTWEILER, K.A., 1987, USE OF FACTOR ANALYSIS IN LOCATING BASE-METAL MINERALIZATIN IN THE KILLIK RIVER QUADRANGLE, ALASKA, IN HAMILTON, T.D., AND GALLOWAY, T.P. EDS., GEOLOGIC STUDIES IN ALASKA BY THE USGS DURING 1986: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 998, P 27-30.
Reference (Deposit): KELLEY, K.D., AND KELLEY, D.L., 1991, RECONNAISSANCE EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY IN THE CENTRAL BROOKS RANGE, NORTHERN ALASKA: IMPLICATIONS FOR EXPLORATION OF SEDIMENT-HOSTED ZINC-LEAD-SILVER DEPOSITS: JOURNAL OF GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION, IN PRESS.
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