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Benito Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10137143
MRDS ID A011522
MAS/MILS ID 0020860122
Record type Site
Current site name Benito Creek
Alternate or previous names Canning and Centino, J.C. Canning, Benito Centino, Dean Wilson, W.O. Holmes, Kotsina River, Ada M., Beth R., Mother Macree, Panama North, Silver Dollar, Frozen Sourdough, Alaska Queen, Trappers Cache, Benito Creek Mng. Co., Inc., Iron Mtn., Lorraine, Artic Spotlite, Sixty One 37 North
Related records 10000869

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -144.13923, 61.61635 (WGS84)
Elevation 823
Location accuracy 100(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

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

Valdez NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Wrangell-St. Elias 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 003 S 007 E 09 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -144.13923, 61.61635
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-139

  • Deposit

    B622g p. 115

  • Deposit

    B714g pp. 193-194

  • Deposit

    B745 pp. 142-143, 146

  • Deposit

    B755b p. 69

  • Deposit

    MR193-1 p. 1

  • Deposit

    B894 p. 127

  • Deposit

    B1246 p. 47

  • Deposit

    MF438

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mirl-Wlg 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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