Heckla

The Heckla is a mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,003 feet.

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

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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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