The Red Mountain West Side is a pge mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 650 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: 650 Feet (198 Meters)
Commodity: PGE
Lat, Long: 58.9167, -161.77640
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Red Mountain West Side MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Red Mountain West Side
Secondary: Walter Culver
Secondary: Strandberg and Sons
Secondary: Shonbeck and Beaton
Secondary: Haraldsen and Wicklund
Secondary: A. D. Mcrae
Secondary: W. W. Johnson
Secondary: Martin Roslund
Secondary: Ed Harwood
Commodity
Primary: PGE
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Land ownership: Unknown
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: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
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
Comment (Ownership): Previous owners: Haroldson, Wicklund, Brevick & Burness,1936
Comment (Deposit): Goodnews Mining District MUCH DRILLING AND MANUAL PROSPECTING ALONG THE WEST SIDE OF RED MOUNTAIN PRODUCED VIRTUALLY NO PLATINUM; HOWEVER, IN LATER YEARS A LITTLE PLATINUM WAS FOUND AND RECOVERED FROM AMPITHEATRICAL OPENING IN THE SW WALL OF RED MTN. (P630).
Comment (Reference): BIRD & CLARK, 1976, P. 717-725 USGS J. OF RESEARCH V.4,NO. 6
References
Reference (Deposit): MF362
Reference (Deposit): OF508 p. 29
Reference (Deposit): B1374 pp. 49-50
Reference (Deposit): P938 pp. 5, 39
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168B p. 24, Nos. 7, 9
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-011
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-017
Reference (Deposit): RI6214 pp. 13-16, 48
Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 81, 84
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 50, No. 5
Reference (Deposit): OF80-909 p. 26
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 206
Reference (Deposit): MR101-3 pp. 13-16
Reference (Deposit): IR JCR 380901 p. 3
Reference (Deposit): MS THESIS U AK 7 115 pp.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF51-86 82 pp.
Reference (Deposit): MA THESIS U TX 2 179 PP.
Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 PP.6-7,16-18,27,29,31,84-86,177,179-186
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