The Misheguk Mountain--east is a asbestos, chromium, and copper 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
Elevation:
Commodity: Asbestos, Chromium, Copper
Lat, Long: 68.25, -160.99999
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Misheguk Mountain--east MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Misheguk Mountain--east
Commodity
Primary: Asbestos
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Copper
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 (Workings): Workings / Exploration = One sample contains up to .22% nickel and 7.5% chromium (Degenhart, 1978, p. 236).
Comment (Reference): Primary Reference = Degenhart and others (1978)
Comment (Geology): Geologic Description = Rubble sample of serpentinite containing bands and disseminations of chromite, presumably from underlying mafic-ultramafic complex
Comment (Deposit): Model Name = Lode; podiform chromite
Comment (Deposit): Other Comments = See MAS/MILS Sequence #'s 0020190002-4 (USBM, 1995)
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): Degenhart, C.E., Griffis, R.J., McQuat, J.F., and Bigelow, C.G., 1978, Mineral studies of the western Brooks Range performed under contract to the U.S. Bureau of Mines, Contract #JO155089: U.S. Bureau of Mines Open-File Report 103-78, 529 p., 11 sheets.
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