The Iola is a gold mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 3,599 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: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold
Lat, Long: 60.6264, -149.57500
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Iola MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iola
Secondary: Tin Cabin
Secondary: Ronan and James Mine
Secondary: Champion
Secondary: Gladiator
Secondary: Rosa 1-4
Secondary: Valerie Marie
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Silver
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Mixed
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: James And Jean Burns
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1979
Owner Name: W. H. Whittlesey
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1931
Owner Name: Ronan And James
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1916
Production
Year: 1931
Description: 557 Oz. Au
Year: 1931
Description: 137 Oz. Ag
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Unknown
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: Arsenopyrite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Galena
Unknown: Gold
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Workings): Workings consist of a 41.8 m. crosscut, 64 m. drift, 24.4 m. winze, and a 9 m. shaft. Inaccessable due to caving. TOTAL REPORTED PRODUCTION: 557 oz. Au, 137 oz. Ag.
References
Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 36.
Reference (Deposit): B849I p. 511.
Reference (Deposit): MF880A
Reference (Deposit): MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality S-256).
Reference (Deposit): BMOF83-81
Reference (Deposit): B692g pp. 143-172.
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-079
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-283
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 095-463
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