Wolverine Chromite

The Wolverine Chromite is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 6,801 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

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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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