The Hill is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,003 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: 4,003 Feet (1,220 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 56.9264, -134.94440
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Hill MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Hill
Secondary: Hill Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Location
State: Alaska
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: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): USGS CRIB A002659 LONEY AND OTHERS, 1975, PLATE 1 (P 792) CLAIMS STAKED AROUND 1935. ABANDONED BY 1942. COMPOSED OF CHROMITE RICH SILL IN SERPENTINIZED DUNITE. GRADE & SIZE OF DEPOSIT INSUFFICIENT TO BE ECONOMIC.
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 116-023
Reference (Deposit): B792c p. 92
Reference (Deposit): B936G pp. 173, 180
Reference (Deposit): B947D pp. 72-73
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 145
Reference (Deposit): MF464
Reference (Deposit): OF78-787 p. 12
Reference (Deposit): OF81-122 p. 94, Nos. 16-23
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 10, No. 245
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