Tyone Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE
Sections on this page
  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161355
MAS/MILS ID 0020760036
Record type Site
Current site name Tyone Creek
Alternate or previous names Strzelewiez, Joe, Wyrick, L E & J R, Hope 1-4, Hard Times 1-4, Hermans, Charles, Red Fox Creek, Rupp,Virginia, Richardson, Joseph, Young, Jerry, Tyone Cr, Tyone 1-4, Dale, Jim, Jensen, Norman, Tallon, William L, Tundra 7-14, Adl304676-304679, Snyder 1-2, Ayres, John, Elliott, Arthur J, Tyone Creek Trib, Heres Hopen 1-13, Kleewein, Walt, Bare Dust 1-2, Yacko Creek, Bare Rock 1-2, Mcdowell,Janice, Big Mama, Little Mama 1-10

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -147.35267, 62.1685 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna Mountains A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna 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
Copper River 024 N 011 E 13 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
PGE Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) -147.35267, 62.1685

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1976

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 12-90

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-SEP-1992 Jmk U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

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