The Mallard is a iron mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 689 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: 689 Feet (210 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 54.7764, -132.01940
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Mallard MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Mallard
Secondary: Prince of Wales Mining Company
Secondary: Utah Construction & Mining Co.
Secondary: Ard
Secondary: Dorothy
Secondary: Barbara
Secondary: Last
Secondary: Arm
Secondary: Young & Whiton
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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 A. Walper
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Canada
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): STAKED 1958. LAST ASSESSMENT 1961. WHOLE AREA RESTAKED 1966. ACTIVE TO PRESENT 1977. 300FT DIAMOND DRILLING IN 1960. DEPOSIT COMPOSED OF MAGNETITE IN CRETACEOUS PYROXENITE. HIGHEST MAGNETITE CONTENT 10%.
References
Reference (Deposit): B1154 pp. 100-101, plate 1
Reference (Deposit): BMOF20-73
Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-054A
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 121-068
Reference (Deposit): GP135
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