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Edith No. 1

The Edith No. 1 is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 1,801 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

Name: Edith No. 1

State:  Alaska

County:  na

Elevation: 1,801 Feet (549 Meters)

Commodity: Chromium

Lat, Long: 59.375, -151.47500

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Edith No. 1 MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Edith No. 1
Secondary: Edith No. 12
Secondary: Edith No. 4
Secondary: Cliffside Lode
Secondary: Windy River
Secondary: Red Mountain
Secondary: Star No. 4
Secondary: Edith No. 5
Secondary: Edith No. 11
Secondary: Big Parade
Secondary: Widow Maker
Secondary: Double R
Secondary: Rutledge No. 3-5
Secondary: Charles Francis
Secondary: Juneau No. 1
Secondary: Juneau No. 2
Secondary: Edith No. 2
Secondary: Edith No. 3
Secondary: Edith No. 7
Secondary: Edith No. 10
Secondary: Horseshoe
Secondary: Merle
Secondary: Chrome Queen
Secondary: Big Bend
Secondary: Cawing Crow
Secondary: Cherokee Chief
Secondary: Big Meadow
Secondary: Omega
Secondary: Frances Lode No. 1
Secondary: Letha No. 1
Secondary: Question Mark
Secondary: Mammoth
Secondary: Goliath
Secondary: Bessie B No. 9

Commodity

Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Iron
Tertiary: Nickel
Tertiary: Silica

Location

State: Alaska
District: Homer District

Land Status

Land ownership: Private
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: Patented

Workings

Type: Underground

Ownership

Owner Name: Union Carbide Corp.
Percent: 84.00
Home Office: New York
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Arco
Percent: 10.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1984

Owner Name: R. S. Richards
Percent: 10.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1980

Owner Name: Kenai Chrome Co.
Percent: 6.00
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1980

Production

Year: 1955
Description: Grade Unknown 7082 Short Tons Ore
 Year: 1954
Description: Grade=45% Cr2o3 2953 Short Tons Ore
 Year: 1957
Description: Grade Unknown 4207 Short Tons Ore
 Year: 1956
Description: Grade Unknown 7193 Short Tons Ore
 Year: 1944
Description: Grade=43% Cr2o3 :Cr To Fe Ratio=2.8:1 1845 Short Tons Ore
 Year: 1943
Description: Grade=41% Cr2o3 :Cr To Fe Ratio=2.7:1 5569 Short Tons Ore

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
Milling Method: Gravity
Year First Production: 1943
Discovery Year: 1909
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: M

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: Olivine
Unknown: Pyroxene
Unknown: Serpentine
Unknown: Amphibole
Unknown: Augite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Garnet
Unknown: Ilmenite
Unknown: Iron

Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): RESOURCE CONSISTS OF THIRTY SEPARATE DEPOSITS

Comment (Deposit): USGS HAS 2 GSC NUMBERS FOR THIS PROPERTY: A010672 AND A010645. STRIKE OF ORE BODY TAKEN AS GEN. AVER. FROM PL. 26 (B 931-G)

Comment (Reserve-Resource): 1978--COSTING UPDATED BY WFOC; 1988 UPDATED COSTING INCLUDED ANALYSIS OF ONSITE FECR SMELTER.

Comment (Reference): REF: NUMEROUS USGS BULLETINS, USBM MINERALS YEARBOOKS. OFR 24 P 2

Comment (Geology): MINERAL DESCRIPTION TAKEN FROM GEOLOGY SECTION B931G

Comment (Names): OTHER NAMES: STAR NO.4; JUNEAU, NOS.1 AND NOS.2; EDITH NOS.1-5, 7 AND, 10-12; HORSESHOE; MERLE; CHROME QUEEN.

Comment (Ownership): OWNER ADDRESS: R.S. RICHARDS P.O. BOX 1817 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99510 OWNER ADDRESS: UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 270 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, N.Y. 10017 OWNER ADDRESS: KENAI CHROME COMPANY P.O. BOX 4-1577 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99510 OWNERS:UNION CARBIDE CORP.84 PCT.; R.S. RICHARDS,10 PCT; AND KENAI CHROME CO.,6 PCT.

References

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-017

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-018

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-048

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-049

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-063

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-065

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-080

Reference (Reserve-Resource): B742 p. 43

Reference (Reserve-Resource): IC8990 p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B442i pp. 168, 169

Reference (Deposit): B587 pp. 237, 238

Reference (Deposit): B662b p. 22

Reference (Deposit): B692n pp. 265, 267

Reference (Deposit): B712a p. 34

Reference (Deposit): B712d pp. 101, 111, 120, 122, 123

Reference (Deposit): B714a p. 40

Reference (Deposit): B722a p. 24

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1943b pp. 627-628

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1944b p. 607

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1954a p. 304

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1955a p. 318

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1956a p. 340

Reference (Deposit): BM YEARBOOK 1957a p. 348

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-012

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-013

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-014

Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 104-015

Reference (Deposit): B897A p. 98

Reference (Deposit): RI4419

Reference (Deposit): B931G pp. 140, 141, 148, 152, 163-175

Reference (Deposit): WAR MINERALS REPORT191

Reference (Deposit): IC7379 pp. 69-70

Reference (Deposit): RI3885

Reference (Deposit): C207 p. 5

Reference (Deposit): C252 pp. 10, 11

Reference (Deposit): RI5377

Reference (Deposit): B1246 pp. 78-79

Reference (Deposit): IC8465 p. 6

Reference (Deposit): OF80-87 pp. 28-31

Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 214

Reference (Deposit): MF397

Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A

Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 166

Reference (Deposit): B868A p. 83

Reference (Deposit): B880A pp. 87, 88

Reference (Deposit): AMR 81-82 pp. 14, 15, 40

Reference (Deposit): MTA 82 No. D-73

Reference (Deposit): IC8990

Reference (Deposit): B742 pp. 1-2, 13, 16-29, 44-45

Reference (Deposit): B844A pp. 79, 80

Reference (Deposit): B857A p. 75

Reference (Deposit): B864A p. 81

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