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Mudslide Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10136875
MAS/MILS ID 0021110114
Record type Site
Current site name Mudslide Creek
Alternate or previous names John Kinny, Billy Goat No. 3-5

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -137.50352, 58.6441 (WGS84)
Elevation 91
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hoonah-Angoon(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Mount Fairweather C-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Mount Fairweather NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Mount Fairweather(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Glacier Bay(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Glacier Bay National Park(National Park)

National Park NPS(Type of land area)

NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 037 S 048 E 21 SENWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -137.50352, 58.6441
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Area 2HA
    Depth to top 0M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Secondary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Avg. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 2
    Date of Last Modification 830321

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953

Mining district

District name Juneau District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category National Wilderness

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • RATAJ, 1976, NOTES FROM RECORDERS OFFICE (USBM UNPB NOTES)

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMMODITY UNKNOWN. CLAIM LAPSED NO CURRENT OWNER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Sbh 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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