Red Dog Mine, Alaska
| Red Dog Mine, Alaska | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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 Location in Northwest Arctic Borough and the state of Alaska. |
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| Coordinates: 68°4′19″N 162°52′34″W / 68.07194°N 162.87611°WCoordinates: 68°4′19″N 162°52′34″W / 68.07194°N 162.87611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Borough | Northwest Arctic |
| Government | |
| • Borough mayor | Clement Richards, Sr. |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Dean Westlake (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 66.9 sq mi (173.2 km2) |
| • Land | 66.9 sq mi (173.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 309 |
| • Density | 4.6/sq mi (1.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| Area code(s) | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-64980 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1865564 |
| Website | www.reddogalaska.com |
Red Dog Mine is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Northwest Arctic Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. The population was 309 at the 2010 census.
The Red Dog mine is the only economic activity and the mine is the only inhabited site within the Red Dog Mine CDP.
The Red Dog Mine CDP derives its name from the Red Dog mine, the world's largest source for zinc and a significant source of lead. Construction of the Red Dog mine began in 1987, after exploration revealed that the area was rich in metals.
The Red Dog ore body is one of the world's most significant zinc deposits, containing a number of ore bodies. The mine is located in Alaska's Northwest Arctic Borough, in the DeLong Mountains of the western Brooks Range, 90 miles north of Kotzebue and 55 miles from the Chukchi Sea.
At the end of 2007, the site's proven and probable reserves plus indicated resources amounted to 77.5 million tons, containing 17.5 percent zinc and 4.8 percent lead, as well as 2.8 ounces per ton of silver. In addition, Red Dog also contains 36.6 million tons of inferred resources. The entire deposit lies inside a relatively small area (one mile by one-half mile). The deposit is essentially flat-lying at the surface, making open pit mining the extraction method of choice.[1]
Red Dog Mine is located at 68°04′19″N 162°52′34″W / 68.071989°N 162.876044°W. It is in the DeLong Mountains in the remote western Brooks Range about 90 miles (140 km) north of Kotzebue and 55 miles (89 km) from the Chukchi Sea.
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