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Star

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Arsenic, Gold, Silver
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185580
MRDS ID A000689
MAS/MILS ID 0020960053
Record type Site
Current site name Star
Alternate or previous names Eldon R Bowling, W.H. Stafford, Axe, Falcon, Blacksmith, McKinley Lake Mining Co., Mill Creek, United 1-7, Raymond Loe, Storey, Pioneer

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -145.19747, 60.46961 (WGS84)
Elevation 76
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

Cordova B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Cordova SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cordova C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Copper River(hydrologic unit)

Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Chugach 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 016 S 001 E 22 NENESW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -145.19747, 60.46961
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner E. S. Malone, Heney, And Simpson
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska

Comments on the workings information

  • USGS CRIB A000691 Workings consist of: Storey adits - Upper - two drifts and two crosscuts totaling 93m. - Lower - 173.4m. of workings. Mill Creek - Upper - 10m. of workings, 4.3m. shaft two open cuts. Lower - 21.3m. of workings. Blacksmith Creek - Upper - 5.5m. of workings Lower - 22.3m. of workings Axe Creek - two open cuts.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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

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Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.