Iron Mountain

The Iron Mountain is a iron mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,903 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

Name: Iron Mountain

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,903 Feet (580 Meters)

Commodity: Iron

Lat, Long: 59.4258, -135.88000

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Iron Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Iron Mountain
Secondary: Ace 2-3 MS 2205, Pat# 50640255
Secondary: Al's Dream 2-3,5-8 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Cal's Dream 3-7 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Ed's Dream 1-2,4-5,7same Ms&Pat#
Secondary: North Star #2 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Volcan 3 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Allah 4-14 MS 2206, Pat# 50640252
Secondary: Rex Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Mare #8 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Hope Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Wotan 1-2 MS 2207, Pat# 50640251
Secondary: Vulcan 1-3, 6-8 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Venus 1-3, 6-7 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: U & I 1-3 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Ok 2,5 Same MS & Pat#
Secondary: Bill's Dream1-2 Ms2223,Pat#50640254
Secondary: Unknown Name Pat# 50640523 No MS #


Commodity

Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Titanium


Location

State: Alaska


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: Patented
Type: Located Claim


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: U.S. Steel Corp. (Columbia Iron Mining Co.)
Home Office: Pennsylvania
Info Year: 1981

Owner Name: Klukwan Iron Ore Corp.
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1981


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Surface-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

Not available


References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-015

Reference (Reserve-Resource): OF132 p. 22

Reference (Deposit): RI4984 pp. 1-4

Reference (Deposit): OF132 pp. 10-24, 28-36

Reference (Deposit): IC7844 p. 11

Reference (Deposit): B1082C pp. 80-81, 102

Reference (Deposit): RI6497 pp. 2, 4-6, 9-17, 23

Reference (Deposit): ADGS AR 1966a p. 64

Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 163

Reference (Deposit): OF406 p. 2

Reference (Deposit): MF424

Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 57

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 109-006


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