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Iron Mountain

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Iron, Titanium
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Sections on this page
  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 10209745
MAS/MILS ID 0021090025
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Mountain
Alternate or previous names Ace 2-3 MS 2205, Pat# 50640255, Al's Dream 2-3,5-8 Same MS & Pat#, Cal's Dream 3-7 Same MS & Pat#, Ed's Dream 1-2,4-5,7same Ms&Pat#, North Star #2 Same MS & Pat#, Volcan 3 Same MS & Pat#, Allah 4-14 MS 2206, Pat# 50640252, Rex Same MS & Pat#, Mare #8 Same MS & Pat#, Hope Same MS & Pat#, Wotan 1-2 MS 2207, Pat# 50640251, Vulcan 1-3, 6-8 Same MS & Pat#, Venus 1-3, 6-7 Same MS & Pat#, U & I 1-3 Same MS & Pat#, Ok 2,5 Same MS & Pat#, Bill's Dream1-2 Ms2223,Pat#50640254, Unknown Name Pat# 50640523 No MS #

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.88212, 59.42555 (WGS84)
Elevation 580
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Haines(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Skagway B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Skagway SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Skagway(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chilkat-Skagway Rivers(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 028 S 056 E 21 E2SESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary
Titanium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.88212, 59.42555
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Klukwan Iron Ore Corp.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner U.S. Steel Corp. (Columbia Iron Mining Co.)
    Home office Pennsylvania
    Year 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Operator history (post-MRDS)

MRDS records operators as of each record's last update (≤ 2019). Some of the operators listed here have since changed hands or dissolved:

  • U.S. Steel Corp. (Columbia Iron Mining Co.) — now part of United States Steel Corporation (2024)
    Mining operations largely divested over the late 20th century; the broader U.S. Steel entity was acquired by Nippon Steel in 2024 (mining footprint is now minimal).

Curated by qvyshift.com from publicly-reported M&A activity (SEC filings, press releases, USGS Mineral Yearbooks). Not authoritative — verify against primary sources before relying on it. The MSHA panel above is the current authoritative source for actively-permitted mines.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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