| Deposit ID | 10161276 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012024 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0021120092 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Windfall Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Detroit Alaska Min |
| Related records | 10001290 |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -134.72173, 58.49225 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 23 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juneau(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Juneau B-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)
Northern 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)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper River | 039 S | 065 E | 17 | NWNESW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | -134.72173, 58.49225 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1959 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Year | 1959 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Year | 1959 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 14 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0021120092 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012024 | MAS references MRDS |
B225 p. 46
B225 p. 37
B259d p. 54
B263 p. 207
B284e p. 36
B287 pp. 127-129
B314d pp. 51, 56
B345e p. 88
B480f p. 109
B502 p. 55
B1139 p. 143
MIRL 28 p. 129
OF508 p. 28
REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987p. 46
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 12-FEB-1988 | Wlg | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.