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Kiknik 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. 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 10209931
MAS/MILS ID 0020920010
Record type Site
Current site name Kiknik Creek
Alternate or previous names Meining, W-W No. 1-13, Kik No. 14-29, Hot Claims

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -157.58338, 60.86467 (WGS84)
Elevation 134
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Dillingham(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Taylor Mountains D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Taylor Mountains NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Taylor Mountains C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Holitna River(hydrologic unit)

Upper Kuskokwim River(hydrologic accounting unit)

Southwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 009 N 047 W 14 NWSWSW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -157.58338, 60.86467
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1981

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Phillips Petroleum Co.-Richard Drumheller
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 29 CLAIMS STAKED 1972. ASSESSMENT WORK 1973.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Hfd 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

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