| Deposit ID | 10258792 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011492 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020860001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bernard Mountain |
| Alternate or previous names | Red Mountain, Tonsina Chromite |
| Related records | 10000839 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -145.16086, 61.57043 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1128 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Valdez C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Valdez NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Valdez C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 003 S | 001 E | 36 | NWNWNW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Primary |
| Nickel Critical | Tertiary |
| PGE Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Antigorite | Unknown |
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | -145.16086, 61.57043 |
|---|
| Thickness | 10M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 400M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 600HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 40M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1955 |
| District name | Nelchina |
|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Alaska Yukon Minerals Inc. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1975 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020860001 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011492 | MAS references MRDS |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOTAL OF 76 CLAIMS LOCATED ON DUNITE FORMATION ULTRAMAFIC CONTAINING CHROMITE OUTCROPS ON BERNARD MTN, SHEEP HILL, AND DUST MOUNTAIN. USGS CRIB M045413 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 06-AUG-1991 | Rdc | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
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