Canyon Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Tin, Zinc
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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10161557
MRDS ID A001274
MAS/MILS ID 0020670141
Record type Site
Current site name Canyon Creek
Alternate or previous names Silver Kitty 1-13, Copper Kitty Lode 42-6, 48-50-55,, Copper Kitty Lode 56-72, 77-82,, Copper Kitty Lode 89-106

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.86562, 63.15038 (WGS84)
Elevation 1067
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Healy A-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Healy S(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Healy(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna 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
Fairbanks 020 S 012 W 28 SENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Tin Critical Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.86562, 63.15038

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Chulitna Mining Co.
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit COMMODITY UNKNOWN. THIS GROUP OF UNPATENTED CLAIMS SURROUNDS 9 PATENTED CLAIMS KNOWN AS THE READY CASH GROUP (0020670200).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 06-JUN-1991 Mjn/Djb 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.