Iron Mountain

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137051
MRDS ID A003771
MAS/MILS ID 0020860121
Record type Site
Current site name Iron Mountain
Alternate or previous names Alpha, Taft, Irwon, Nancy, Cairo, Eureka, Jessie, May, Beta, Chicken, Ray, Westover, Venetia, Star, Ada, Anaconda, Colorado, Idaho, Ethel, Columbia, Ophir, Berdena, Bertha, Cleo, Teddy, Borden, Helena, Troy, Madison, Rams Horn, Borinite, Keno, Buck, Togo, Kent, Munro, Lida, Alma, Theo, Tyrites, Copper Queen, Solomon, Butte, California, Shamrock, Alice, Porcupine

Comments on the site names

  • JUMBOLDT COPPER KING ARCANSAW COOK- BLANE STRELNA CREEK GREAT NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT CO.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -144.12173, 61.59855 (WGS84)
Elevation 637
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Valdez C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 003 S 007 E 22 SENENW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -144.12173, 61.59855

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-142

  • Deposit

    B379i p. 156

  • Deposit

    B442g p. 161

  • Deposit

    MF438

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A003830

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.