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Gillett Pass

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Asbestos, Chromium, Nickel
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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 10185518
MRDS ID A011782
MAS/MILS ID 0020680003
Record type Site
Current site name Gillett Pass
Related records 10001096

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -144.28936, 63.07828 (WGS84)
Elevation 1219
Location accuracy 10(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

Mount Hayes A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Hayes SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Hayes(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 015 N 006 E 16 S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Asbestos Tertiary
Chromium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -144.28936, 63.07828
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1966

Mining district

District name Chistochina District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GR30 pp. 12, 14, 18, 24

  • Deposit

    MF414

  • Deposit

    OF77-169A p. 40, No. 53

  • Deposit

    OF79-238 p. 30

  • Deposit

    OF82-719 p. 7, No. 157

  • Deposit

    MAP I-1031

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DISSEM. CHROMITE EXPOSED IN A 2 BY 1/2 MILE BODY WITHIN THE DENALI FAULT ZONE. MINOR SEGREGATIONS OF CHROMITE. DUNITE BODY CONTAINS <4% CHROMITE (GR 30). DUNITE BODY TRENDS N70W ACROSS SOUTHERN HALF OF SECTION 16 AND EXTENDS WESTWARD INTO SECTION 17.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 22-JUL-1991 Carnes, R. David 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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