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Levi Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, PGE
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  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 10090195
MRDS ID A106097
Record type Site
Current site name Levi Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -146.37321, 67.37977 (WGS84)
Relative position Levi Creek, 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Tsyooktuihvun Lake, about 26 miles (41.8 km) north of Venetie; within 3 miles (4.8 km).

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Christian B-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Christian SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Christian(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Venetie Indian And Neets Ai Corporation(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Nearby scientific data

(1) -146.37321, 67.37977
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Source and host rocks are pyroxenite, peridotite, dunite and gabbro of the Christian River mafic-ultramafic complex.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Sheenjek?

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = 7% chromite was observed in a rock sample from Levi Creek. Cr-bearing magnetite from Levi Creek contained 0.003 troy oz/short ton Pt and 0.0006 oz/short ton Pd. Traces of PGE also occur (Foley and others, 1985, p. 19; Foley and others, 1989, p. 2).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    Foley, J.Y., and Barker, J.C., 1985, Chromite deposits along the Border Ranges fault, part 1, Field investigations and descriptions of chromite deposits: U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8990, 58 p.

  • Deposit

    Hawley, C.C., and Garcia, G., 1976, Mineral appraisal and geologic background of the Venetie Native Lands: Unpubl. Bureau of Indian Affairs contract report no. 6E00-0102598.

  • Deposit

    Enns, S., and Findley, A., 1977, Venetie Indian Reservation: Unpublished British Petroleum mineral survey, 54 p.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Foley and others (1985)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Lode; podiform chromite

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-OCT-1992 J.M. Schmidt U.S. Geological Survey

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