Mine detail: Mountain View Group-Gray Copper Vein

Previously called 'Mountain View GroupFish Creek No. 2 Claim'

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Location

Lat / long:

55.98921, -130.05342

Resource(M)

Primary:	Silver, Lead, Gold
Secondary:	Copper, Zinc, Tungsten
Tertiary:	Molybdenum
Ore:	Chalcopyrite, Freibergite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Silver, Sphalerite
Gangue:	Anglesite, Ankerite, Barite, Calcite, Chlorite, Covellite, Malachite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite, Specularite
Discovery year:	1917

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Diorite
Associated rock:	Texas Creek Granodiorite; Granodiorite And Minor Quartz Diorite Cut By Aplite Dikes
Associated type:	Diorite

References

MRDS	A012286
DEP	10001539
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 773, P. 74, 76-77}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 807, P. 43, 63-67}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 800, P. 317, 324, 327, 330, 358}{Deposit:: USBM IC 7379, P. 42, 68-69}{Deposit:: USBM RI 3944}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 1024-B, P. 25-27, 30-32, 34-44}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 1024-F, P. 123, 125-128, 137-138}{Deposit:: USGS BULL 1058-A, P. 27-29}{Deposit:: ALASKA DEPT. OF MINES AND MINERALS, REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1966, P. 63}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 78-73B, P. 4, NO. 6}{Other Database:: BAG-OFR-78-73B-06}
Reporter	Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.)