The Hurst Mountain Occurence. is a chromium and platinum mine located in Alaska.
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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
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Hurst Mountain Occurence. MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hurst Mountain Occurence.
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Platinum
Location
State: Alaska
District: Ophir
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1981
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Dunite Weathers To Light Tan Color.
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Ore: Platinum
Gangue: Spinel
Comments
Comment (Location): USBM-OFR 84-22, LOC. 10, FIG. 13. 1 MILE NE OF MOUNT HURST SUMMIT. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Deposit): BANDED PLATINUM BEARING CHROMITE OCCURS IN A LIGHT ORANGE-BROWN DUNITE LENS HOSTED BY WELL LAYERED LIGHT-GREEN WEHRLITE. DEPOSIT DISCONTINUOUS, OUTCROP PINCHES AND SWELLS.
Comment (Geology): THE CHROMITE BAND IS EXPOSED ON THE WEST SIDE OF A STEEPLY ERODED WEHRLITE OUTCROP THAT FORMS A RESISTANT SPINE DOWN THE NE SPUR OF MT. HURST.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS MF-367 (A-2), LOC. 26.
Reference (Deposit): USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 84-22, P. 30-40, LOC. 10, SAMPLES 868, 869
Reference (Other Database): USBM-OFR84-22-10
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