| Deposit ID | 10161385 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A002760 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020810017 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Buster Creek |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -161.44733, 61.89011 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 101 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Russian Mission D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Russian Mission NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Russian Mission(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Calista Corporation(ANCSA Region)
ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)
NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 021 N | 066 W | 19 | C NWSE | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1921 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Penz, Lowell |
| ID | 5001414 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1986 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Darlo Construction Co. |
| ID | 5001414 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Penz, Dave |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1993 |
| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1200 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 1,000 Yards Processed. 96 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 123 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1925 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 39 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 7 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1950 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 2 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020810017 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A002760 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001414 |
B783a p. 15
B810a p. 30
B864A p. 43
MR192-6
MR81-2
OF77-156 p. 64
BUNDTZEN, T.K., R.C. SWAINBANK, A.H.CLOUGH, M.W. HENNING,
AND E.W. HANSEN. ALASKA'S MINERAL INDUSTRY 1993. AK DIV.
GEOL. AND GEOPHYS. SURV. SPEC. REP. 48, 1994, P. 34.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MSHA ID 5001414 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-MAY-1991 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 07/28/1988 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001414 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Buster Creek Mine |
| Current operator | Darlo Construction Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Lowell Penz |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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