The Highway is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 98 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: 98 Feet (30 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 61.4728, -149.20330
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Highway MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Highway
Secondary: Highway Chromite
Secondary: Knik Valley Chromite Deposit
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
Tertiary: Copper
Location
State: Alaska
District: Anchorage
Land Status
Land ownership: Federal
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
Discovery Year: 1942
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: Chromite
Unknown: Olivine
Comments
Comment (Geology): CHROMITE OCCURS AS VERTICAL STRINGERS TWO FAULTS OCCUR AND DISPLACE THE VEIN ABOUT ONE FOOT DEPOSIT DRILLED BY CORE TO 160 FEET NO CR2O3 AT INTERSECTION DEPOSIT NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO WARRANT PG MATRIX FOR TONNAGE USGS CRIB A000054 USGS CRIB A000054
References
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 085-153
Reference (Deposit): RI4356 pp. 1-5
Reference (Deposit): GR18 pp. 9-10, 13
Reference (Deposit): B1246 p. 20
Reference (Deposit): MF409
Reference (Deposit): P800C pp. 157-159
Reference (Deposit): OF77-169A p. 6, No. 32
Reference (Deposit): OF79-1095 pp. 57-58
Reference (Deposit): OF82-719 p. 8, No. 189
Reference (Deposit): OF475 p. 2
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