The North Marble Island is a iron mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 10 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: 10 Feet (3 Meters)
Commodity: Iron
Lat, Long: 58.6694, -136.06110
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North Marble Island MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: North Marble Island
Secondary: S.H.P. Vevelstad
Commodity
Primary: Iron
Tertiary: Marble, Dimension
Location
State: Alaska
District: Juneau District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Park
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
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1914
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
Unknown: Sphalerite
Unknown: Pyrite
Unknown: Pyrrhotite
Unknown: Calcite
Unknown: Chalcopyrite
Unknown: Covellite
Unknown: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Reference): RATAJ, 1975, P. 11 (BM UNPB NOTES)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 111-012
Reference (Deposit): B592f p. 100
Reference (Deposit): B682 pp. 43-44, 114
Reference (Deposit): B1121K p. 51
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 161
Reference (Deposit): P632 p. 44
Reference (Deposit): MF436
Reference (Deposit): OF78-316 p. 41
Reference (Deposit): OF78-494 plates 1A, 1B, 2
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