Canyon Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum, Tin
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103637
MRDS ID M045411
Record type Site
Current site name Canyon Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -150.75279, 62.59955 (WGS84)
Relative position 28 MI. NW TALKEETNA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yentna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Denali State Park(State Park)

State Park ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Secondary
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Garnet Ore
Ilmenite Ore
Magnetite Ore
Zircon Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) -150.75279, 62.59955

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1917

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek Dist.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MERTIE, 1919A, P. 261-262 (B692)

  • Deposit

    ROBINSON, WEDOW, AND LYONS, 1955, P. 2, 21 (B1024-A)

  • Deposit

    COBB, 1972, P. 14 (OF 508)

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1975 Blair, Will N. U.S. Geological Survey

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.