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Chakina River

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Nickel
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10308640
Record type Site
Current site name Chakina River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -143.11446, 61.11266 (WGS84)
Relative position Includes two occurrences widely separated (5.4 mi) by the Chakina River. The westernmost occurrence is near the headwaters of an unnamed western tributary of Chakina River, 4 miles north of Goodlata Peak. The easternmost occurrence is on an unnamed ridgetop 2 miles east of Chakina River, 5 miles northeast of Goodlata Peak. Coordinates are for westernmost occurrence. Best location: MacKevett, 1976, locs. 20, 21. Accurate within radius of 1,000 feet.

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary
Nickel Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chromite Ore
Serpentine Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 15
USGS model code 8a
Deposit model name Podiform chromite (minor)
Mark3 model number none

Nearby scientific data

(1) -143.11446, 61.11266
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Disseminated chromite in serpentinized alpine-type ultramafic body that cuts metamorphic rocks of the Pennsylvanian-Permian Skolai Group.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nizina

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = No workings.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MacKevett, E.M., Jr., 1976, Mineral deposits and occurrences in the McCarthy quadrangle, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Field Studies Map MF-773-B, scale 1:250,000.

  • Deposit

    U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1995, A CD-ROM of spatial data extracted from the Minerals Availability System/Minerals Industry Location System (MAS/MILS): U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication 12-95.

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = MacKevett, 1976

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Podiform chromite

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-NOV-1997 D. Singer, Richter, D.H. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

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