Albert Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
Sections on this page
  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 10038121
MRDS ID M045405
Record type Site
Current site name Albert Creek
Alternate or previous names Crooked Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.31266, 62.0396 (WGS84)
Relative position Extends from 62.00 to 62.07 N and 147.21 to 147.33 W; 8 mi (12.8 km) SW of Nelchina.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna Mountains A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 119
USGS model code 39a
Deposit model name Placer Au-PGE
Mark3 model number 54

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.31266, 62.0396

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Placer deposits
  • Age = Quaternary

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Nelchina

Comments on the production information

  • Production Notes = One or more claims on Albert Creek produced 150 oz gold during 1914 (Chapin, 1918).

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Several placer claims on Albert Creek (a tributary of Crooked Creek) and on Crooked Creek. Gold discovered on Albert Creek in 1912, leading to a small stampede; no other valuable deposits were found, but activity on Albert Creek continued to at least 1961 (Cobb, 1973, B 1374).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = Chapin, 1918

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Model Name = Placer Au-PGE (Cox and Singer, 1986; model 39a)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Riehle, J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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