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Pioneer Creek

Prospect 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. 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. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258087
MRDS ID A011644
MAS/MILS ID 0020850002
Record type Site
Current site name Pioneer Creek
Alternate or previous names Knik Valley Chromite Deposit, Pioneer Creek Chromite
Related records 10000973

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.19015, 61.46395 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
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 B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Matanuska(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Eklutna, 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 016 N 001 E 24 E2SWNE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Olivine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.19015, 61.46395
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N50W
    Dip 60N
    Thickness 12M
    Length 15M
    Width 10M
    Depth to top 8M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N50W:60N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 8
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1940

Mining district

District name Anchorage

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Hubert E. And Lucy Huckabee
    Interest 100
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • BARNES, 1947, P. 5 (OF54)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit AREA WITHDRAWN FOR ALASKA NATIVES UNDER LAND CLAIMS ACT INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR ORE RESERVE CALCULATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 15-AUG-1991 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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