The Eldridge Glacier is a chromium mine located in Alaska at an elevation of 2,602 feet.
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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: 2,602 Feet (793 Meters)
Commodity: Chromium
Lat, Long: 63.0083, -149.98470
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Eldridge Glacier MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Eldridge Glacier
Secondary: Sorefoot
Secondary: Glacier View
Commodity
Primary: Chromium
Tertiary: Cobalt
Tertiary: Copper
Tertiary: Gold
Tertiary: Nickel
Location
State: Alaska
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Type: Located Claim
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Lloyd Messerli
Percent: 100.0
Info Year: 1976
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 (Geology): OCCURRENCE IS SERPENTINITE CUT BY IRREGULAR AND VEINLIKE ZONES OF MASSIVE PYRITE AND CHALCOPYRITE (C617).
References
Reference (Deposit): C617 pp. 4, 6-7
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-018
Reference (Ownership): ALASKA KARDEX 067-164
Reference (Deposit): MF394
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