The Monarch is a lead mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,789 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: 2,789 Feet (850 Meters)
Commodity: Lead
Lat, Long: 56.0069, -130.04860
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Monarch MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Monarch
Secondary: Last Chance
Secondary: Olympia Extension
Secondary: Alaska Quartz
Secondary: Moa, Ickis, & Houland
Secondary: Monarch Gold Mining Co.
Secondary: British American Holding & Dev.
Secondary: Liberty
Secondary: North Star
Secondary: Mineral Basin Mining Corp.
Commodity
Primary: Lead
Tertiary: Tungsten
Tertiary: Zinc
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Silver
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: Mineral Basin Mining Corp.
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
Not available
References
Reference (Deposit): MR191-5 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): IC7379 p. 68
Reference (Deposit): RI4174 p. 4
Reference (Deposit): B1024B p. 33
Reference (Deposit): B1024F pp. 128, 139-140
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 147
Reference (Deposit): MF418
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 118-048
Reference (Deposit): B807 pp. 74-75, 93-94
Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 18-19
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 410917 p. 7
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