| Deposit ID | 10232799 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A012211 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020500211 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Butte Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Butte Creek Claims |
| Related records | 10001463 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -145.56624, 65.40532 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 695 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Circle B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Circle SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Circle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 007 N | 011 E | 30 | NENESW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Claim (1) | -145.56624, 65.40532 |
|---|
| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ray And Michael Lester |
| ID | 5001393 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1985 |
| Year | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 55 Yards Processed. 11 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020500211 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A012211 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001393 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 02-JUN-1988 | Sbh | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 09/21/1989 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001393 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Butte Creek Claims |
| Current operator | Lester & Orbanski Mines Inc |
| Current controller (parent) | Lester Michael J |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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