The Heckla is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,003 feet.
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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: 4,003 Feet (1,220 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 56.0111, -130.32440
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Heckla MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Heckla
Secondary: Greenpoint
Secondary: Hummel
Secondary: El Paso Natural Gas
Secondary: Blasher
Secondary: Mross
Commodity
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Molybdenum
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
District: Hyder District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: El Paso Naural Gas
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1925
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Molybdenite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Not available
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-012
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-082
Reference (Deposit): B792a p. 30
Reference (Deposit): MR191-2 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): B807 pp. 101-102
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 147
Reference (Deposit): MF418
Reference (Deposit): OF76-486 pp. 127-129
Reference (Deposit): B1403 pp. 70, 96-100
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