The Iron Ridge is a silver mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 492 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: 492 Feet (150 Meters)
Commodity: Silver
Lat, Long: 56.0292, -130.05420
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Iron Ridge MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Iron Ridge
Secondary: Bertha
Secondary: Wm. Mcgrew & Ed Bronson
Commodity
Primary: Silver
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Lead
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
Type: Patented
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Hawkins, Roy And Francis And Dirrean, George And Marie
Info Year: 1977
Production
Not available
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Geology): PROSPECT LOCATED IN THE HAZELTON(?) GROUP METASEDIMENTS NEAR CONTACTS WITH TEXAS CR. GRANODIORITE & HYDER QUARTZ MONZON- ITE PLUTONS. CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE & GALENA IN MASSIVE STRINGERS IN AN FE-STAINED BRECCIATED ZONE. HIGH AG VALUES REPORTED. TEST SHIPMENT OF 1 TON HAND-SORTED ORE REPORTEDLY MADE.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-065
Reference (Deposit): B642d pp. 97, 99
Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 97
Reference (Deposit): B714e p. 142
Reference (Deposit): MF418
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