The Dundas Bay is a iron mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,699 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: 1,699 Feet (518 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 58.3847, -136.24580
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Dundas Bay MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dundas Bay
Secondary: Pulver & Winn
Secondary: Dundas Bay Iron
Secondary: Storm Iron
Secondary: Iron Mountain Nos. 1-4
Secondary: L.W. Storms
Secondary: Aj
Secondary: Alaska Juneau
Secondary: Aj Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: Iron Mountain
Secondary: Ellis
Secondary: F.H. Ellis
Secondary: Aj Industries
Secondary: Storm's Iron
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Jimmy Martin Estate
Info Year: 1984
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Hematite
Unknown: Magnetite
Unknown: Malachite
Unknown: Quartz
Unknown: Pyrite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): 4 CLAIMS STAKED 1903. NEW OWNERS 1917. LAST ACTIVITY 1924. DEPOSIT ENTIRELY UNDEVELOPED. DISCONNECTED PODS OF MAGNETITE OCCURRING AS REPLACEMENT IN LS ALONG LS - GRANODIORITE CONTACT. FE CONTENT 65%. 200,000 TO 500,000 TONS OF EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD ORE. VALUE DEPENDS ON LOCATION. NO ALASKA KARDEX. RI=MICI RESERVE 1 EQUALS Q-MAT 1 COLUMN 1
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, P. 3 (BM UNPB NOTEST)
References
Reference (Reserve-Resource): AJ RPT 1706 pp. 2, 5
Reference (Deposit): AJ RPT 1706
Reference (Deposit): P632 pp. 16, 36, 70
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 p. C369, plates 1A, 1B, 2
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