The Iron Mountain is a iron mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Iron Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
District: Shungnak
Land Status
Not available
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:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Smith, 1913
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Float samples of magnetite weighing up to 100 lbs. (220 kg), but none seen in bedrock. Most common near bedrock contacts between limestone/marble and schist. (Smith, 1913, p. 153-154).
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Superior Fe ??
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Cobb, E.H., 1975, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in northern Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 75-628, 106 p.
Reference (Deposit): Mayfield, C.F. and Grybeck, D., 1978, Mineral occurrences and resource map of the Ambler river quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 78-120I, 1 sheet, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): Smith. P.S., 1913, The Noatak-Kobuk region, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 536, 60 p.
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