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Wolverine Chromite

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Nickel
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137230
MRDS ID A011603
MAS/MILS ID 0020850006
Record type Site
Current site name Wolverine Chromite
Alternate or previous names Unnamed Occurrence
Related records 10000932

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -148.63595, 61.62207 (WGS84)
Elevation 2073
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Matanuska(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 018 N 004 E 25 SESENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Tertiary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Actinolite Unknown
Chlorite Unknown
Chromite Unknown
Plagioclase Unknown
Prehnite Unknown
Tremolite Unknown
Zoisite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -148.63595, 61.62207
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 45S
    Area 6HA
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N45E:45S
    Total Surface Area (HA) 6
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1971

Mining district

District name Willow Creek

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NO ALASKA KARDEX. PRESENCE OF COBALT INDICATED BY SEMIQUANTITATIVE SPEC. ANALYSIS OF UP TO 300 PPM CO.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc 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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