Victoria

The Victoria is a silver and zinc mine located in Alaska.

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Site Name

Primary: Victoria

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Zinc

Location

State: Alaska
District: Hyder

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant:

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

Model Name: Polymetallic veins

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

Ore: Galena
Ore: Sphalerite
Gangue: Quartz

Comments

Comment (Workings): Workings / Exploration = The deposit was explored in the early 1900s by several short adits.

Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = The country rocks in the area of this site are metamorphosed sedimentary strata of the Jurassic or Triassic Hazelton Group that are intruded by dikelike apophyses of the Eocene Hyder Quartz Monzonite batholith (Buddington, 1929; Smith, 1977; Berg and others, 1988). The deposit apparently consists of quartz fissure vein(s) in Hazelton metasedimentary rocks (Buddington, 1929, p. 67-68; Maas and others, 1995, p. 262, 592). The quartz contains sparse sulfide minerals that are not identified in descriptions of the deposit, but probably include at least sphalerite and galena. Float in the vicinity contained 141.9 ppm Ag and 16.64% Zn. The deposit was explored in the early 1900s by several short adits.

Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Polymetallic veins? (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 22c)

Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Buddington, 1929 (B807); Maas and others, 1995

References

Reference (Deposit): Buddington, A.F., 1929, Geology of Hyder and vicinity, southeastern Alaska, with a reconnaissance of Chickamin River: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 807, 124 p.

Reference (Deposit): Smith, J.G., 1977, Geology of the Ketchikan D-1 and Bradfield Canal A-1 quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1425, 49 p.

Reference (Deposit): Elliott, R.L., Berg, H.C., and Karl, Susan, 1978, map and table describing metalliferous and selected nonmetalliferous mineral deposits, Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-file Report, 78-73-B,17 p., scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Berg, H.C., Elliott, R.L., and Koch, R.D., 1988, Geologic map of the Ketchikan and Prince Rupert quadrangles, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Investigations Series Map MF-1807,27 p., scale 1:250,000.

Reference (Deposit): Maas, K.M., Bittenbender, P E., and Still, J.C., 1995, Mineral investigations in the Ketchikan mining district, southeastern Alaska: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 11-95, 606 p.

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