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Gold Creek

Prospect 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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185802
MRDS ID A011524
MAS/MILS ID 0020860040
Record type Site
Current site name Gold Creek
Alternate or previous names Budd Mining Co., Double Eagle 1-4, William Kuth, Hydro 1-2, Kendall, Day & Lang, William Hall, Rainey, Gold Creek #1.
Related records 10000871

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -146.47586, 61.1438 (WGS84)
Elevation 259
Location accuracy 500(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

Valdez A-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Valdez SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Valdez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Eastern Prince William Sound(hydrologic unit)

Prince William Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Copper River 008 S 007 W 27 NWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -146.47586, 61.1438
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
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 Budd Mining Co.
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1913
  • Type Owner
    Owner Hall, William
    Interest 100
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1970

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-088

  • Ownership

    ALASKA KARDEX 086-170

  • Deposit

    B284i p. 86

  • Deposit

    B379f p. 97.

  • Deposit

    B443 p. 71

  • Deposit

    B520h p. 121

  • Deposit

    B592d p. 62

  • Deposit

    B622j pp. 159, 187

  • Deposit

    B642g p. 145

  • Deposit

    C184 p. 4

  • Deposit

    B989E p. 307

  • Deposit

    MF438

  • Deposit

    B520c pp. 17-44.

  • Deposit

    B1374 213 pp.

  • Deposit

    OF79-1241 167 pp.

  • Deposit

    OF81-1326

  • Deposit

    B1139 363 pp.

  • Deposit

    MLA62-82 24 pp.

  • Deposit

    BMOF69-73

  • Deposit

    MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-26).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 Mirl-Dwb 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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