Humble Oil & Refining Co. Iron Prospect

The Humble Oil & Refining Co. Iron Prospect is a titanium, metal and iron mine located in Alaska.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Humble Oil & Refining Co. Iron Prospect
Secondary: Kemuk Mountain
Secondary: USGS of 77-169f
Secondary: P. 10
Secondary: Loc. 1

Commodity

Primary: Titanium, Metal
Primary: Iron

Location

State: Alaska

Land Status

Not available

Holdings

Not available

Workings

Not available

Ownership

Not available

Production

Not available

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1958
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: L

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

Form: TABULAR

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Name: Pyroxenite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous

Analytical Data

Analytical Data: AVERAGE GRADE 10.5-12% MAGNETIC FE, 15-17% TOTAL FE-USGS OF 77-169F, P. 10, LOC.

Materials

Not available

Comments

Comment (Deposit): TABULAR, STEEPLY SE-DIPPING BURIED TITANIFEROUS MAGNETITE-BEARING PYROXENITE INTRUSIVE AT LEAST 1250 M THICK OCCURS UNDER AREA OF AT LEAST 10 SQ KM IN SILICIFIED ARGILLITE, QUARTITE, AND LIMESTONE. PYROXENITE BODY OVERLAIN BY 25-120 M OF GLACIAL DEPOSITS.

Comment (Reserve-Resource): DEPOSIT ESTIMATED TO CONTAIN 2.4 BILLION LTU OF HYPOTHETICAL RESOURCES AVERAGING 15-17% TOTAL FE AND 10.5-12% MAGNETIC FE, AND 2-3% TIO2-USGS OF 77-169F, P. 10, LOC.1

Comment (Location): USGS MF-375, LOC. 2 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): GROUND GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS, DIAMOND CORE DRILLING.

Comment (Workings): 16 DIAMOND CORE DRILL HOLES TO MAXIMUM DEPTH OF 600 M.

Comment (Geology): CRET-JUR PYROXENITE INTRUSION IN PERM-JUR SILICIFIED ARGILLITE, QUARTZITE, AND LIMESTONE HOST ROCK.

Comment (Deposit): BENEFICIATION TEST INDICATES FEASIBILITY OF PRODUCING CONCENTRATE OF 65% FE, 2-3% SIO2, 0.005-0.016% P2O5, AND 2-3% TIO2. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT

References

Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-375-2

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 76-606, P. 5 (1976)

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 77-169F, P. 10, LOC. 1 (1977)

Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-375, LOC. 2 (1972)

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