Asik Mountain Occurrence

The Asik Mountain Occurrence is a chromium mine located in Alaska.

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

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Site Name

Primary: Asik Mountain Occurrence

Commodity

Primary: Chromium

Location

State: Alaska
District: Noatak

Land Status

Land ownership: National Park
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

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Ownership

Not available

Production

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Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

Not available

Mineral Deposit Model

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Orebody

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Structure

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Alterations

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Rocks

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Analytical Data

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Materials

Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Magnetite

Comments

Comment (Geology): GEOLOGICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL WORK INDICATES THAT CHROMIUM, COPPER, NICKEL, AND PLATINUM-GROUP METALS ARE PRESENT AT ASIK MOUNTAIN. THE STRUCTURE IS COMPLEX, BUT GENERALLY IT APPEARS THAT THE LAYERED PLUTON HAS INTRUDED CARBONATE ROCKS OF POSSIBLE DEVONIAN AGE. THE CONTACT APPEARS TO BE NEARLY CONFORMABLE, INDICATING THAT THE INTRUSIVE MAY BE SILL-LIKE.

Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.

Comment (Location): DEPOSIT NEAR SW PART OF ASIK MTN. THE ASIK MOUNTAIN ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX IS LOCATED ON NATIVE WITHDRAWAL LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOWER NOATAK R. 18 MI. SE OF NOATAK. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).

Comment (Development): AREA BRIEFLY EXAMINED FOR MINERAL POTENTIAL BY WGM ON BEHALF OF THE NANA REGIONAL CORP. IN 1974.

Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED CHROMITE AND MAGNETITE IN DUNITE OF AN ULTRAMAFIC BODY WITH POORLY DEFINED LAYERING.

References

Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 81-767, P. A22.

Reference (Deposit): USBM OF 103-78, P. 108-110.

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