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Chakina River

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Chromium
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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 10137091
MAS/MILS ID 0020870145
Record type Site
Current site name Chakina River

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.11436, 61.11296 (WGS84)
Elevation 1280
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

McCarthy A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

McCarthy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chitina River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park(National Park)

National Park 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
Copper River 009 S 013 E 04 S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.11436, 61.11296
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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 Nizina

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category National Park

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8990, P. 9,10

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEMINATED CHROMITE IN SERPENTINIZED PERIDOTITE/DUNITE. LOCATED IN WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-AUG-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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