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Carson Holt Placer

Past Producer 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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257662
MAS/MILS ID 0020580164
Record type Site
Current site name Carson Holt Placer
Alternate or previous names Ester Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -148.00575, 64.84996 (WGS84)
Elevation 213
Location accuracy 1000(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

Fairbanks D-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Fairbanks N(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks C(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 001 S 002 W 08 Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • SEE 0020580044 FOR LOCATION MAP.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -148.00575, 64.84996
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Mixed

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Carson Holt Co.-Carson P. Holt
    ID 5001392
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1984

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: CARSON HOLT COMPANY-CARSON P.HOLT HALF MILE ON VANHORN ROAD FAIRBANKS, ALASKA 99701

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MSHA REP

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Mjn U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 03/12/1984
MSHA mine ID5001392
Mine name (MSHA)Carson Holt Placer
Current operatorCarson Holt
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

MSHA cross-reference per the original MRDS record. Mine status and operator reflect MSHA's last published Mines export (February 2025); MSHA's public bulk feed has been unavailable since, so this may be out of date. See the Mine Data Retrieval System for current status.

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