Windy River Chromite

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161458
MAS/MILS ID 0021040057
Record type Site
Current site name Windy River Chromite
Alternate or previous names Red Mountain Placer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -151.48034, 59.39257 (WGS84)
Elevation 290
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kenai Peninsula(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Seldovia B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Seldovia SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seldovia C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Resurrection River-Frontal Resurrection Bay(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Seldovia Native Association, Incorporated(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 009 S 013 W 16 S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Olivine Unknown
Serpentine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -151.48034, 59.39257

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 13M
    Length 4000M
    Width 421M
    Depth to top 1M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control OTHER
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 880926
  • Area 270HA
    Field Value
    Total Surface Area (HA) 270
    Date of Last Modification 910418

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1945

Mining district

District name Homer District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Cook Inlet Region, Inc (Ciri)
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1988

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Inferred 37982400mt ore
    Total resources 37982400mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 1.33 wt-pct Chromium Major 1985

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 174HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ALLUVIAL MINING
    Swell Factor .18
    Percent Waste Rock 56.6
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 1
    Primary Material Cover SAND, GRAVEL
    Percentage 100
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 15000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 3.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 180
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-JUL-1989 Jrc U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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