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Red Mountain

The Red Mountain is a pge mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,250 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: Red Mountain

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,250 Feet (381 Meters)

Commodity: PGE

Lat, Long: 58.9417, -161.75000

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Red Mountain MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Red Mountain
Secondary: Nos. 1-2-3-4-5-6 East
Secondary: Nos. 1-4 West
Secondary: Big Hurrah
Secondary: Red Mountain Nos. 1-66
Secondary: Red Mountain Nos. 150-152
Secondary: Discovery
Secondary: Red Mountain Nos. 68-145

Commodity

Primary: PGE
Tertiary: Chromium
Tertiary: Gold

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
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
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

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A001256 USGS CRIB M045377

Comment (Reference): BIRD & CLARK, 1976, P. 717-725 USGS J. OF RESEARCH V.4, NO.6

Comment (Ownership): Previous owner: Goodnews Bay Mining Co., 1960

References

Reference (Deposit): OF80-909 p. 26

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 206

Reference (Deposit): USGS JOR V4N6 pp. 717-725

Reference (Deposit): MS THESIS CA STATE 1 55 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B1139 363 pp.

Reference (Deposit): OF78-94 1 sheet

Reference (Deposit): OF78-9S 1 sheet

Reference (Deposit): BMOF97-85 54 pp.

Reference (Deposit): OF78-9J 2 sheets

Reference (Deposit): OF78-9R 1 sheet

Reference (Deposit): B918 97 pp.

Reference (Deposit): ECON G 37N3 p. 1080

Reference (Deposit): AGS 76b 17 pp.

Reference (Deposit): B880A p. 73

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): OF77-501 7 pp.

Reference (Deposit): BMOF1-88 pp. 6-7,13-19,27,29,31,90-92,185,197

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-005

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-013

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 123-015

Reference (Deposit): RI6214 pp. 13-16

Reference (Deposit): P630 pp. 80-81, 84-85

Reference (Deposit): MF362

Reference (Deposit): B1374 p. 50

Reference (Deposit): P938 pp. 5, 39

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168B p. 24, Nos. 7, 9

Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 50, No. 5

Reference (Deposit): OF78-9C

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