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Sturgeon River

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum
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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 10254968
MAS/MILS ID 0021300014
Record type Site
Current site name Sturgeon River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -154.52686, 57.40628 (WGS84)
Elevation 396
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

Karluk B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Karluk S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Karluk(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 032 S 033 W 14 C NE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -154.52686, 57.40628
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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 Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8990

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8991

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 97-85

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP MF-1057

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED CHROMITE IN SILL-FORM PERIDOTITE BODIES. LOCATED ON ALASKA NATIVE LAND.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.