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Shotgun Creek Lode

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Chromium, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Palladium, Platinum, Silver
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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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136505
MRDS ID A001329
MAS/MILS ID 0020670138
Record type Site
Current site name Shotgun Creek Lode
Alternate or previous names Lucky Blue 1-136, Ahctgun Creek Mining Co. 1-175, Lucky Green 1-200, Little Shotgun Creek 1-167, Little Red Bed 1-8, Copper Crown 1-128

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.85972, 63.07038 (WGS84)
Elevation 1524
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna 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
Fairbanks 021 S 012 W 28 C N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Nickel Critical Primary
Palladium Critical Tertiary
Platinum Critical Tertiary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.85972, 63.07038
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 067-189

  • Deposit

    C617 pp. 6, 8

  • Deposit

    MF394

  • Deposit

    AMR 81-82

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 43-88

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-SEP-1991 Mjn-Mirl 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

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.