The Mountain View is a tungsten mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 696 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: 696 Feet (212 Meters)
Commodity: Tungsten
Lat, Long: 55.9889, -130.04940
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Mountain View MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mountain View
Secondary: Gray Copper Vein
Commodity
Primary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Hyder District
Land Status
Land ownership: Private
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: Patented
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Mineral Basin Mining Co.
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1917
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
Unknown: Scheelite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Barite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): ORE WILL NOT SEPARATE BY FLOTATION OR GRAVITY USGS CRIB D002768
References
Reference (Deposit): B773d pp. 74, 76-77
Reference (Deposit): B783b pp. 41-42, 54-55
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 31
Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 317, 324, 330, 358
Reference (Deposit): B807 pp. 43, 63-67
Reference (Deposit): B813a p. 16
Reference (Deposit): B824a p. 17
Reference (Deposit): B926C p. 171
Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4506
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 42, 68-69
Reference (Deposit): RI3944 pp. 1-10
Reference (Reserve-Resource): WAR MINERALS REPORT DRAFT 4506 p. 1
Reference (Deposit): B722c pp. 138-139
Reference (Deposit): B739a p. 21
Reference (Deposit): RI4174 pp. 4-5, 36, 38, 45-49
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