The Kugururok River is a chromium mine located in Alaska.
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Mine Info
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Kugururok River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Kugururok River
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Noatak
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:
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Chromite
Comments
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Grybeck (1977)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Specimen of chromite collected from a 'large amount of similar material said to occur in that area' (Grybeck, 1977, p. 10). Chromite probably derived from the gabbro-ultramafic complex at Misheguk Mouantain.
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode; podiform chromite?
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
Comment (Geology): Age = Jurassic
References
Reference (Deposit): Grybeck, D.J., 1977, Known mineral deposits of the Brooks Range, Alaska: US Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-166C, 41 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:1,000,000.
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