The Barron Prospect is a iron mine located in Alaska.
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
Barron Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Barron Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
District: Admiralty
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
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
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
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Orebody
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Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
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Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Comments
Comment (Location): LOCATED FROM USGS OFR 85-717 MINERAL RESOURCE MAP. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): 10 FT THICK MAGNETITE AND PYRRHOTITE-BEARING SKARN
Comment (Workings): PART OF LARGE NW-TRENDING CLAIM BLOCK; 421 LODE CLAIMS
Comment (Geology): MARBLE UNIT MAY BE TRACED 2000 FT TO THE NW AND A SHORT DISTANCE TOTHE SE
References
Reference (Other Database): BAG-OFR-85-717-047
Reference (Deposit): USGS OFR 85-717, P.60
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