Iron Ridge

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Lead, Silver

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)
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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)	-130.05595, 56.02897	ListMap

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

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

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
U.S. Bureau of Mines	Minerals Availability System	MAS	0021180036
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	A000376	MAS references MRDS

Bibliographic references

Ownership

ALASKA KARDEX 118-065
Deposit

B642d pp. 97, 99
Deposit

B642d p. 97
Deposit

B714e p. 142
Deposit

MF418

Reporter information

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