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Haines

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Iron
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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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136816
MRDS ID A003172
MAS/MILS ID 0021090028
Record type Site
Current site name Haines
Alternate or previous names Alaska Iron & Steel, Columbia Iron Mining Co., Kay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -135.5979, 59.27055 (WGS84)
Elevation 150
Location accuracy 500(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-2(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 030 S 058 E 14 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -135.5979, 59.27055
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 109-052

  • Deposit

    B379d p. 86

  • Deposit

    B442e pp. 145-146

  • Deposit

    B699 pp. 27-29

  • Deposit

    B714a p. 42

  • Deposit

    B800 pp. 319, 352

  • Deposit

    IR HMF 490714 p. 3

  • Deposit

    IR HMF 500524 p. 23

  • Deposit

    OF132 pp. 10, 13, 24-27

  • Deposit

    B1246 pp. 163-164

  • Deposit

    MF424

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT FIRST RECOGNIZED 1879. 1ST CLAIMS 1909. ABANDONED 1911. RESTAKING 1912,1916, 1958. CLAIMS INACTIVE 1976. WORKINGS: 100 FT TUNNEL 1909 & DRILLING 1959. NO PRODUCTION. COMPOSED OF INTERGROWN MAGNETITE & ILMENITE IN PYROXENITE SURROUNDED BY EPIDOTE-BEARING GRANITE. OCCURS DISSEMINATED THROUGH PYROXENITE AS DIKES & VEINLETS. AVERAGE MAGNETIC FE CONTENT 20%. HIGHEST TI02 CONTENT 3.91%. SEVERAL BILLION TONS OF ROCK CONTAINING ABOUT 13% MAGNETIC IRON. DATA NOT ADEQUATE TO ESTIMATE GRADE.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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