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Parker

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10002888
MRDS ID A015375
Record type Site
Current site name Parker
Related records 10112093

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -148.38609, 65.49356 (WGS84)
Relative position Cobb (1972, MF-413), loc. 6; sec. 28 T. 8 N., R. 4 W. The deposit is in the saddle of a divide about 1.5 miles ESE of Amy Dome.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Livengood S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • Ore Material = Ni-silicates
  • Ore Material = Ni-sulfides
  • Ore Material = Ni-spinels

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Spinel Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite

Nearby scientific data

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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Nickeliferous alpine-type serpentinites with Ni in silicates, spinels, alloys, and sulfides (Foster and Chapman, 1967). Chromite is also present. Select samples assayed as much as 0.42% Ni.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Tolovana

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Foster, R.L. and Chapman, R.M., 1967, Locations and descriptions of lode prospects in the Livengood area, east-central Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 275, 5 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Circle quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-633, 72 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1976, Summary of references to mineral occurrences (other than mineral fuels and construction materials) in the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-819, 241 p.

  • Deposit

    Cobb, E.H., 1972, Metallic mineral resources map of the Livengood quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-413, 2 sheets, scale 1:250,000.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Foster and Chapman, 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Nickeliferous alpine-type serpentinites with Ni in silicates, spinels, alloys, and sulfides.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 C.J. Freeman Avalon Development Corporation
Reporter 04-MAY-1999 J.R. Guidetti Schaefer Avalon Development Corporation

Beyond USGS

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