The Chakina River is a chromium and nickel 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
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Chakina River MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Chakina River
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Primary: Nickel
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nizina
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
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Podiform chromite (minor)
Orebody
Form: SEE DEPOSIT DESCRIPTION COMMENTS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Workings): NO WORKINGS.
Comment (Deposit): DISSEMINATED CHROMITE IN SERPENTINIZED ALPINE-TYPE ULTRAMAFIC BODY THAT CUTS METAMORPHIC ROCKS OF THE PENNSYLVANIAN-PERMIAN SKOLAI GROUP.
Comment (Location): INCLUDES TWO OCCURRENCES WIDELY SEPARATED (5.4 MI) BY THE CHAKINA RIVER. THE WESTERNMOST OCCURRENCE IS NEAR THE HEADWATERS OF AN UNNAMED WESTERN TRIBUTARY OF CHAKINA RIVER, 4 MILES NORTH OF GOODLATA PEAK. THE EASTERNMOST OCCURRENCE IS ON AN UNNAMED RIDGETOP 2 MILES EAST OF CHAKINA RIVER, 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF GOODLATA PEAK. COORDINATES ARE FOR WESTERNMOST OCCURRENCE. BEST LOCATION: MACKEVETT, 1976, LOCS. 20, 21. ACCURATE WITHIN RADIUS OF 1,000 FEET.
Comment (Exploration): Status = Inactive
References
Reference (Deposit): MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773B, scale 1:250,000.
Reference (Deposit): U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1995, Spatial data extracted from the Minerals Availability System/Minerals Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication 12-95, CD-ROM.
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