The Blue Lake Chromite Occurrence is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,799 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 2,799 Feet (853 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 57.06889, -135.22417
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Blue Lake Chromite Occurrence MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Blue Lake Chromite Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Chichagof
Land Status
Land ownership: State
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1961
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Serpentinite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Late Jurassic
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Location): USGS I-388, ANALYSIS SAMPLE LOC. 24; USGS MF-467, LOC. 56 LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): SAMPLED BY USGS FOR I-388 BETWEEN 1956 AND 1961
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Deposit): MAGNETITE AND CHROMITE IN SERPENTINITE.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS I-388, ANALYSIS 24 (1963)
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-467, LOC. 56 (1972)
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 78-450 P. 19 (1978)
Reference (Other Database): BAG-I-388
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