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Misheguk Mt. Chromium

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282305
MRDS ID A015675
MAS/MILS ID 0020190022
Record type Site
Current site name Misheguk Mt. Chromium
Related records 10003143

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -161.06042, 68.24758 (WGS84)
Elevation 1225
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

North Slope(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Misheguk Mountain A-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Misheguk Mountain S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Misheguk Mountain(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Noatak River(hydrologic unit)

Noatak River-Lisburne Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Noatak National Preserve(National Preserve)

National Preserve NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 033 N 010 W 30 SWSENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Gold Secondary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -161.06042, 68.24758
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 960619

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Noatak

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Inferred 211000mt ore
    Total resources 211000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 4.5 wt-pct Chromium Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED WITHIN THE NOATAK NATIONAL PRESERVE. AREA CONTAINS 9 LOW-GRADE BANDED CHROMITE ZONES AND AT LEAST 30 UNMEASURED CHROMITE OCCURRENCES WITH POTENTIAL FOR PLACER DEPOSITS. SEE ALSO SEQ# 0020190003 MAY BE SAME DEPOSIT AT DIFFERENT LOC.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUN-1996 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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