The Parker is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,640 feet.
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
Elevation: 1,640 Feet (500 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 65.4944, -148.39440
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Parker MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Parker
Secondary: Tolovana Lode Claim
Secondary: Carol Ann
Secondary: Port Hole
Secondary: Elaine 1-2
Secondary: Livengood Ultramafic
Secondary: Stella Marion
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Asbestos
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Titanium
Location
State: Alaska
District: Tolovana
Land Status
Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1964
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
Not available
Materials
Unknown: Antigorite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Diopside
Unknown: Magnetite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): COBALT CONTENT OF USBM SAMPLES 0 TO 0.01%. PLATINUM CONTENT TRACE TO 0.001%.
Comment (Reference): KIMBALL, 1965, (USBM UNPB DATA)
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-318
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-367
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-368
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-404
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-405
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-406
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-409
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 049-410
Reference (Deposit): OF275
Reference (Deposit): P575D pp. 120-122
Reference (Deposit): MF413
Reference (Deposit): OF76-819 p. 150
Reference (Deposit): OF77-168D p. 69
Reference (Deposit): OF81-1342A p. 27
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 5, No. 86
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