The Misheguk Mt. Chromium is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 4,019 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: 4,019 Feet (1,225 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 68.2481, -161.05670
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Misheguk Mt. Chromium MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Misheguk Mt. Chromium
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Secondary: Gold
Tertiary: PGE
Location
State: Alaska
District: Noatak
Land Status
Land ownership: National Wilderness
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: Occurrence
Operation Type: Surface
Mining Method: Unknown
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
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): LOCATED WITHIN THE NOATAK NATIONAL PRESERVE. AREA CONTAINS 9 LOW-GRADE BANDED CHROMITE ZONES AND AT LEAST 30 UNMEASURED CHROMITE OCCURRENCES WITH POTENTIAL FOR PLACER DEPOSITS. SEE ALSO SEQ# 0020190003 MAY BE SAME DEPOSIT AT DIFFERENT LOC.
References
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 103-78, 190-198
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 97-85, 9-13
Reference (Deposit): USGS MAP I-1504
Reference (Deposit): ADGGS PDF 89-20
Reference (Deposit): USGS OF 77-166C
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 67-78
Reference (Deposit): USBM OFR 50-79
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