Halibut Bay

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Nickel, PGE
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. Reserves and resources
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185836
MAS/MILS ID 0021300012
Record type Site
Current site name Halibut Bay

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -154.59556, 57.36877 (WGS84)
Elevation 152
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kodiak Island(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Karluk B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Karluk S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Karluk(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Kodiak-Afognak Islands(hydrologic unit)

Kodiak-Shelikof(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Kodiak 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
Seward 032 S 033 W 28 NESWSW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON ALASKA NATIVE LAND.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Cobalt Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Nickel Critical Primary
PGE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -154.59556, 57.36877

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kodiak Region

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1985
    Inferred 181000mt ore
    Total resources 181000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Chromium Cr2O3 5 wt-pct Chromium Major 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8990 pp. 65-73

  • Deposit

    USBM IC 8991

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP MF-1057

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 97-85

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-AUG-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.