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Sylvia Creek

Past Producer 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161027
MRDS ID A003400
MAS/MILS ID 0021150028
Record type Site
Current site name Sylvia Creek
Alternate or previous names Sylvia No. 1-2, Chuck River No. 1a-2a, Golden Rule Mining Co.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -133.29633, 57.56785 (WGS84)
Elevation 274
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

Sumdum C-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Sumdum N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Sumdum(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Central Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Chuck River Wilderness(Wilderness)

Wilderness FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 050 S 075 E 01 SENENE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -133.29633, 57.56785
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ABOUT 30 PLACER CLAIMS ACTIVE BETWEEN 1891 AND 1921. SYLVIA #1-2 ACTIVE 1954 & 1957 (CALHOUN & MIDDLETON). NO ACTIVE CLAIMS IN 1976. PRODUCTION PROBABLE BUT NOT REPORTED. MINING EXTENDED W. ON SYLVIA CR ABOUT 2 MI. TOWARDS CHUCK R.

Reporter information

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