Anikovik River Placer

The Anikovik River Placer 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: 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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