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Nugget Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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  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. Ownership information
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185536
MRDS ID A012010
MAS/MILS ID 0021120109
Record type Site
Current site name Nugget Creek
Alternate or previous names Goat Creek, Vista Creek
Related records 10001281

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -134.48312, 58.42615 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Juneau(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Juneau B-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Juneau SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Juneau(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lynn Canal(hydrologic unit)

Northern Southeast Alaska(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southeast Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Tongass National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 040 S 066 E 02 NWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -134.48312, 58.42615
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Michael G. Labrosse
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    B287 pp. 120-121

  • Deposit

    B520c p. 36

  • Deposit

    MF435

  • Deposit

    AK MINE LICENSE-1985

  • Deposit

    REDMAN NEWSPAPER 1987pp. 26-27

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1900 discovered, 20 oz clean up in Sept. 1901 minor work.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-FEB-1988 Wlg U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

External references

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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