The Wolverine Chromite is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
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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: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 61.6225, -148.63330
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Wolverine Chromite MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Wolverine Chromite
Secondary: Unnamed Occurrence
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Alaska
District: Willow Creek
Land Status
Land ownership: State
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: Unknown
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1971
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
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: Actinolite
Unknown: Chlorite
Unknown: Chromite
Unknown: Plagioclase
Unknown: Prehnite
Unknown: Tremolite
Unknown: Zoisite
Comments
Comment (Deposit): NO ALASKA KARDEX. PRESENCE OF COBALT INDICATED BY SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPEC. ANALYSIS OF UP TO 300 PPM CO.
References
Reference (Deposit): MF409
Reference (Deposit): OF522 p. 5
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A p. 6, No. 35
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1095 p. 166
Reference (Deposit): E&MJ 7905 p. 83, No. 162
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 191
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