The Red Mountain is a zinc mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,004 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
Elevation: 1,004 Feet (306 Meters)
Commodity: Zinc
Lat, Long: 58.9644, -136.05060
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Red Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Zinc
Tertiary: Silver
Tertiary: Cadmium
Tertiary: Lead
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau 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: Minerals Only
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1966
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
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: Pyrite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Smithsonite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Greenockite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX.
References
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 40, 53, 55
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 p. C316, plates 1A, 1B, 2
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