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Highway

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Copper, Gold, PGE
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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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Mineral rights holdings
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10234283
MRDS ID A001643
MAS/MILS ID 0020850001
Record type Site
Current site name Highway
Alternate or previous names Highway Chromite, Knik Valley Chromite Deposit
Related records 10233828

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.20596, 61.47235 (WGS84)
Elevation 30
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Matanuska(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Eklutna, Incorporated(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 016 N 001 E 13 NESWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Unknown
Olivine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) Jum
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N17E
    Dip 85N
    Thickness 61M
    Length 50M
    Width 6M
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N17E:85N
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 1
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Date of Last Modification 830408

Comments on the geologic information

  • CHROMITE OCCURS AS VERTICAL STRINGERS TWO FAULTS OCCUR AND DISPLACE THE VEIN ABOUT ONE FOOT DEPOSIT DRILLED BY CORE TO 160 FEET NO CR2O3 AT INTERSECTION DEPOSIT NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO WARRANT PG MATRIX FOR TONNAGE USGS CRIB A000054 USGS CRIB A000054

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942

Mining district

District name Anchorage

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Rdc 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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