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Hidden Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Copper
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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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112470
MRDS ID A001944
MAS/MILS ID 0020870021
Record type Site
Current site name Hidden Creek
Alternate or previous names Great Northern Development Co., M.S. 1424, Tjosevig Bros., T. Josevig 1-10, Josevig-Kennicott Corp., Norway No. 2, M.S. 1423, Valdez Exploration Co., Nebraska

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -143.1831, 61.56217 (WGS84)
Elevation 1212
Location accuracy 500(meters)

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 C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

McCarthy NW(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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 003 S 012 E 35 C N2S2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -143.1831, 61.56217
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented
Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Knutson, Howard J., Et Al.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit M.S. 1423 ISSUED 1924 ON 189.12 ACRES - PAT #941370. M.S. 1424 ISSUED 1924 ON 52.60 ACRES - PAT #941729. SEVERAL PROSPECTS, W/SHORT ADITS OR SURFICIAL WORKINGS ALONG FAULTS IN NIKOLAI GREENSTONE OR AT NIKOLAI-CHITISTONE CONTACT W/MALACHITE, CHALCANTHITE, MINOR BORNITE (MF773B).

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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