Silver Creek

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, 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. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185464
MRDS ID A011842
MAS/MILS ID 0020770017
Record type Site
Current site name Silver Creek
Alternate or previous names Arley R. Taylor, Silver Creek Lode Claim, Kirk W. Stanley, Silver Creek Extension Nos. 1-35, Yvonne M. Alford, Silver Creek Mill Site, Mi 59 Slano-Tok Cutoff, Gerald Leelar, Atlas Alloys, Inc., Ptarmigan Min. Co., Caribou 1-164, 166-188, Nizina, Carl Carlson, Strandberg Mines, Explorations Ventures, Inc., Strandberg and Sons, Silver Creek Nos. 2-37, Rioamex, Ahtell Nos. 1-2
Related records 10001148

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -144.06343, 62.73388 (WGS84)
Elevation 854
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Valdez-Cordova(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Gulkana C-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Gulkana NE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Gulkana(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Ahtna, Incorporated(ANCSA Region)

ANCSA Region NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 011 N 007 E 14 NWNWSW Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -144.06343, 62.73388

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mirl-Wlg 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.