Busch 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. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112591
MAS/MILS ID 0020760052
Record type Site
Current site name Busch Creek
Alternate or previous names Conner, Mike, Conner, Arthur, Horvat, Paul L, Pearly Cr, Got-Cha, Busch Cr, Pearly Cr #1

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: -147.91661, 62.4799 (WGS84)
Elevation 1130
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

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 B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna 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
Seward 028 N 009 E 34 NENENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) -147.91661, 62.4799

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1900
Year of first production 1977

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Titchenal, Robert L. And Shirley
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Production statistics

  • Year 1988
    Description Placer Gold 467 Gm
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 467g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-NOV-1992 Jmk U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Authoritative Alaska resources

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