The Dust Mountain is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,101 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: 4,101 Feet (1,250 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 61.6033, -144.94470
Map: View on Google Maps
Satelite View
MRDS mine locations are often very general, and in some cases are incorrect. Some mine remains have been covered or removed by modern industrial activity or by development of things like housing. The satellite view offers a quick glimpse as to whether the MRDS location corresponds to visible mine remains.
Dust Mountain MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Dust Mountain
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Nelchina
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
Owner Name: Alaska Yukon Minerals Inc.
Percent: 100.0
Home Office: Alaska
Info Year: 1975
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Prospect
Operation Type: Unknown
Mining Method: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1956
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 (Reserve-Resource): INFERRED RESERVES OF 4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS CR2O3.
References
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS RI 86-23
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 086-147
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 52
Reference (Deposit): MF438
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A p. 81, No. 43
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1241 p. 38
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 9, No. 198
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8990
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 97-85
Reference (Deposit): USBM IC 8991
The Top Ten Gold Producing States
These ten states contributed the most to the gold production that built the West from 1848 through the 1930s. The Top Ten Gold Producing States.
