Prince of Wales Mng. Co.

The Prince of Wales Mng. Co. is a iron mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 200 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: Prince of Wales Mng. Co.
Secondary: N. Pac. Union Conf.
Secondary: Coleman Group
Secondary: B.L. Thane Explor. Co.
Secondary: Charles A. Aird
Secondary: Poorman Magnetite
Secondary: Poorman Mine
Secondary: Kasaan Bay
Secondary: Poorman
Secondary: Utah Construction and Mng. Co.
Secondary: Iron King Nos. 1-15
Secondary: White King No. 1
Secondary: Poorman Millsite Nos. 1-2
Secondary: A.L. Howard
Secondary: Jim Coleman
Secondary: Utah Company of the Americas
Secondary: Iron King
Secondary: Kanko E. Pyhalla
Secondary: Blackbird
Secondary: Coleman and Assoc.
Secondary: Anderson - Kasaan Peninsula
Secondary: Kansas

Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Magnesite
Tertiary: Silver

Location

State: Alaska
District: Ketchikan District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Sally Lindeman Newman
Company ID: 5000051
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1986

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1903
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 (Reference): WILLIAMS, 1944, (A.J. REPORT)

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A000735 USGS CRIB A000814 USGS CRIB A000860

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 119-019

Reference (Deposit): P1 pp. 100-101

Reference (Deposit): B284e p. 48

Reference (Deposit): B314d p. 68

Reference (Deposit): B345f pp. 108-109

Reference (Deposit): B347 p. 118

Reference (Deposit): B379d p. 79

Reference (Deposit): P87 pp. 95-97

Reference (Deposit): B642d p. 86

Reference (Deposit): BMB153 p. 29

Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 17

Reference (Deposit): B800 pp. 316-317, 369

Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 pp. 5, 7

Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT227

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 44-46

Reference (Deposit): B1108B p. 34

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 62

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 166-167

Reference (Deposit): SR1 pp. 3, 10

Reference (Deposit): RI3956 pp. 1-8

Reference (Deposit): RI5312 pp. 1-15

Reference (Deposit): B1082C pp. 80, 102

Reference (Deposit): B1090

Reference (Deposit): B1090 pp. 5, 31-32, 45

Reference (Deposit): B1139 pp. 65, 77

Reference (Deposit): MIRL 28 pp. 78, 96

Reference (Deposit): MF433

Reference (Deposit): OF78-869 pp. 22, 160-162

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