Archangel Creek

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

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185616
MRDS ID D002735
MAS/MILS ID 0020850124
Record type Site
Current site name Archangel Creek
Alternate or previous names Reed Creek, Fishhook Creek, Goodhope Creek, Little Susitna River
Related records 10009646

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.19708, 61.77736 (WGS84)
Elevation 550
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage D-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Hatcher Pass Management Area-East(State Special Management Area)

State Special Management Area ST(Type of land area)

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 020 N 001 E 36 C SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.19708, 61.77736

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Edward E. Ellis
    ID 5001057
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Bernice Johnson
    ID 5001057
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Lloyd J. Sackett
    ID 5001057
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1978

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit EDWARD E. ELLIS, BERNICE JOHNSON, AND LLOYD SACKETT OPERATING 1975 ON LITTLE SUSITNA R. (OF 98-76)

Reporter information

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