Crow Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10210057
MRDS ID A010629
MAS/MILS ID 0020950250
Record type Site
Current site name Crow Creek
Alternate or previous names Crow Creek Consolidated Mining Co., Nutter-Dawson Co., Alaska Crow Creek Mining Co., A. S. Erickson, Holmgren-Ericson, Peterson & Mayfield, The Pathfinder, The Weaver Association, The Three C's Association
Related records 10100938

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.07761, 60.99394 (WGS84)
Elevation 600
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Anchorage(Municipality)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

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

Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Anchorage(hydrologic unit)

Knik Arm(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
Seward 010 N 002 E 03 N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.07761, 60.99394

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    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 Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim
Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Bernard Toohey
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: BERNARD TOOHEY GIRDWOOD, ALASKA 99857

Production statistics

  • Year 1930
    Description 42 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 1306.34g
  • Year 1930
    Description Production Reported 114 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3545.79g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit INCLUDES PLACER CLAIMS IN ANCHORAGE QUAD. ALASKA KARDEX BIG M 1,2; MS 753: ALPHA,OMEGA,ANNEX,LITTLE GUAND;SNOW KING; R & M; BILL:S PLACE; MOFFIT:S PLEASURE; FREDA:S FRUSTRATION; S AND H 1, 2; BARBER:S 1, 2.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-1988 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

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