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Yuki River Chromite

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. 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 10233003
MAS/MILS ID 0020550012
Record type Site
Current site name Yuki River Chromite
Alternate or previous names Yuko River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -156.66389, 64.21366 (WGS84)
Elevation 548
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nulato A-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nulato SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nulato(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 015 S 011 E 03 NWSWSE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -156.66389, 64.21366
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1980

Mining district

District name Ruby

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category State

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RESERVE ESTIMATES BASED ON 4 OCCURRENCES. ADDITIONAL CHROMITE EXISTS IN 14 UNMEASURED LODE OCCURRENCES AND IN POTENTIAL PLACER DEPOSITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR RECOVERABLE PGE IN PLACERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 29-JUL-1991 Hfd / 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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