Bird Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Tungsten
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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185428
MRDS ID A011576
MAS/MILS ID 0020750030
Record type Site
Current site name Bird Creek
Related records 10100570

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -150.90449, 62.57064 (WGS84)
Elevation 715
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna C-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Yentna 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
Seward 029 N 009 W 26 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -150.90449, 62.57064

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1906
Year of first production 1911

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Production statistics

  • Year 1913
    Description Closed
  • Year 1949
    Description 245oz.Au 36oz.Ag Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 7620.35g
    Ore Silver Silver 1119.72g

Comments on the production information

  • CLOSED DUE TO LOW WATER. CLAIM BOUGHT BY SYNDICATE. LEASED TO MIKE TREPTE. LARGEST PRODUCER IN DISTRICT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB D002715

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 02-MAY-1991 Mirl-Dwb 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.