Mirror Creek

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10160826
MAS/MILS ID 0020780126
Record type Site
Current site name Mirror Creek
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -141.16502, 62.52393 (WGS84)
Elevation 792
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nabesna C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Nabesna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tetlin 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
Copper River 009 N 023 E 31 NENENE Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED IN WRANGELL-SAINT ELIAS NATIONAL PARK & PRESERVE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -141.16502, 62.52393

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1974

Mining district

District name Chisana

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MF655K

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 97-85

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-JUL-1991 Hfd U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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