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Willow Creek Mine

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodities Antimony, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
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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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232790
MRDS ID A015500
MAS/MILS ID 0020490117
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek Mine
Related records 10002993

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.45576, 65.06498 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fairbanks North Star(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Livengood A-1(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Circle SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Livengood(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Fairbanks 003 N 001 E 25 N2 Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Primary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.45576, 65.06498
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A 10 TO 12 FOOT WIDE VEIN WAS OPENED IN SPRING 1977 USING DOZERS AND FRONT END LOADERS. THE VEIN WAS PRIMARILY AG-SB- ZN-PB, BUT CONTAINED TRACES OF AU AND OTHER METALS. SOME ORE SHIPPED DIRECT TO SMELTER AND SOME TO A SMALL MILL AT FOX.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 14-JUL-1995 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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Authoritative Alaska resources

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