Steep Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207793
MRDS ID A002535
MAS/MILS ID 0020520132
Record type Site
Current site name Steep Creek
Alternate or previous names Mac Duffee Mine, Nelson, Tanner, Pride of the Mountain 1-2, Antimony 1-2, Blueberry, Mosquito, Lower Bear, Glue Pot 1-4, Comet 1-2, Mc Duffee Mine, Bear Lode

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -165.40329, 64.75759 (WGS84)
Elevation 198
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nome(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Nome D-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Solomon NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Nome(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Nome(hydrologic unit)

Norton Sound(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Bering Straits Native Corporation(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
Kateel River 008 S 033 W 32 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -165.40329, 64.75759

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit USGS CRIB A002498 USGS CRIB A002490 USGS CRIB A002543

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-JUN-1985 Mirl-Rdc 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.