The Vidlee is a zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,445 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 3,445 Feet (1,050 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 68.1253, -155.27640
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Vidlee MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Vidlee
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Colville Mining District
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Type: Minerals Only
Type: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1989
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): MINERALIZATION EXPOSED NEAR THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE HUNT FORK SHALE & THE KANAYUT CONGLOMERATE. MINERAL ZONE CONSIST OF BRECCIAS W/ CLASTS OF SHALE & SANDSTONE RIMMED W/ QUARTZ & CONTAINING SULFIDES IN THE INTERSTICES. MINERALS INCLUDE SULFIDE-BEARING VEINS & BRECCIAS, GALENA-RICH, & SPHALERITE & PYRITE BEING COMMON. THREE ZONES, BASED ON DOMINANT SULFIDE MINEROLOGY, ARE DISTINGUISHED W/IN THE VEIN SYSTEM: 10. THE PYRITE ZONE EHICH CONTAINS LITTLE OR NO GALENA OF SPHALERITE; 2). THE SPHALERITE ZONE, CONTAINING MINOE GALENA; & 3). THE GALENA- DOMINANT ZONE, WHICH CONTAINS CHALCOPYRITE. ALL 3 ARE TYPIFIED BY BANDS OF SULFIDES IN QUARTZ GANGUE (C-998). 1991 BUREAU SAMPLES COLLECTED CONTAINED UP TO 56.93% LEAD, 9.8% ZINC, AND 37.54 OZ/T SILVER. (BMOF75-92).
Comment (Ownership): GATES OF THE ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE.
References
Reference (Deposit): BMOF34-94 130PP.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF75-92 P.15
Reference (Deposit): C998 PP. 28-29.
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