Mine detail: Bernard Mountain Prospect

Previously called 'Red Mountain'

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Location

Lat / long:

61.57796, -145.14423

Resource(M)

Primary:	Chromium
Tertiary:	Nickel, Platinum
Ore:	Chromite
Orebody form:	LENSE

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Prospect

Geology

Host rock:	Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body;Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body;Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body;Bernard Mountain Ultramafic Body
Host type:	Hornblendite
Associated rock:	Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;Streina Formation;;;
Associated type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Area Cut By Three Major Faults; Bernard Mt. Fault, Kimball Pass Fault And One Cross Fault
Tectonic:	Chugach Terrane
Alteration processes:	Serpentinization Widespread In Ultramafices

References

MRDS	A011492
DEP	10000839
Reference	{Deposit:: USGS BULL 1246, P. 49, 52}{Deposit:: ADGGS GC 15, P. 2, 4}{Deposit:: USBM IC 8626, P. 18}{Deposit:: HOFFMANN, BARRY, 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE BERNARD MOUNTAIN AREA, TONSINA, ALASKA: COLLEGE, ALASKA, UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA M. S. THESIS, 68 P.}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 78-1-E, P. 19}{Deposit:: USGS MF-438, LOC. 51}{Deposit:: USGS OFR 80-892B, LOC. 42}{Other Database:: BAG-OFR-80-892B-42}
Reporter	Leonard, Kenneth R. (Elliott, R. L.), Mosier, Dan, Waller, Nichelle (Mosier, Dan)