The Anikovik River Placer is a chromium mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Anikovik River Placer MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Anikovik River Placer
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Secondary: Tin
Secondary: Gold
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
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
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE FROM ONE CHURN-DRILL HOLE INDICATED 0.23 LB CHROMITE PER CY CONTAINING 48% CHROMIC OXIDE
Analytical Data: ANOTHER HOLE CONTAINED TRACE SN AND AU, SUBM RI 5520, TABLES 8 AND 9, HOLE NOS. 23, 24.
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Gangue: Olivine
Gangue: Pyrite
Gangue: Limonite
Gangue: Augite
Gangue: Apatite
Unknown: Cassiterite
Unknown: Gold
Comments
Comment (Deposit): THIS SITE NAME WAS CREATED BY THE REPORTER OR OTHER USGS EMPLOYEE BASED ON PROXIMITY TO SOME MAJOR GEOGRAPHIC FEATURE.
Comment (Geology): MAJOR.UNITS: CARBONACEOUS AND CALCAREOUS SHALES
Comment (Location): USBM RI 5520, FIG. 5, CHURN-DRILL HOLES 23-25. LAND STATUS VALUE CALCULATED 6-94 USING GIS OVERLAY ANALYSIS WITH BLM 1:2,500,000 SCALE OWNERSHIP STATUS MAP (1991).
Comment (Development): USBM CHURN-DRILLING: 1956-57.
Comment (Deposit): MINOR AMOUNTS OF CHROMITE, CASSITERITE AND AU IN CHURN-DRILL SAMPLES; GRAVEL 1.5 TO 5.0 FT DEEP.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM RI 5520, P. 5, 15, 17-20, 23.
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULLETIN 1374, P. 98.
Reference (Other Database): BAG-MF-426-37
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