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Saddle Mountain

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10113138
MAS/MILS ID 0021310051
Record type Site
Current site name Saddle Mountain

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -153.88807, 57.78749 (WGS84)
Elevation 457
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Kodiak D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Kodiak NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Kodiak(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge(National Wildlife Refuge)

National Wildlife Refuge FWS(Type of land area)

FWS(Federal land areas administered by FWS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 027 S 028 W 31 E2SWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -153.88807, 57.78749
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kodiak Region

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8990

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 97-85

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit BANDED AND DISSEMINATED CHROMITE IN DUNITE. LOCATED IN KODIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-AUG-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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