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Iron Ridge

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161110
MRDS ID A000376
MAS/MILS ID 0021180036
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Ridge
Alternate or previous names Bertha, Wm. Mcgrew & Ed Bronson

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -130.05595, 56.02897 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Prince of Wales-Hyder(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bradfield Canal A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Bradfield Canal SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Bradfield Canal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Southern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 067 S 099 E 26 SENWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) Tcp
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • PROSPECT LOCATED IN THE HAZELTON(?) GROUP METASEDIMENTS NEAR CONTACTS WITH TEXAS CR. GRANODIORITE & HYDER QUARTZ MONZON- ITE PLUTONS. CHALCOPYRITE, SPHALERITE & GALENA IN MASSIVE STRINGERS IN AN FE-STAINED BRECCIATED ZONE. HIGH AG VALUES REPORTED. TEST SHIPMENT OF 1 TON HAND-SORTED ORE REPORTEDLY MADE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Hawkins, Roy And Francis And Dirrean, George And Marie
    Year 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Jr U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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