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Mettenpherg Creek

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. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10257955
MRDS ID A003859
MAS/MILS ID 0020300060
Record type Site
Current site name Mettenpherg Creek
Alternate or previous names Mecklenberg Creek, Colorado Creek

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -152.76169, 67.35654 (WGS84)
Elevation 427
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Wiseman B-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Wiseman SW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Wiseman(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 029 N 023 W 06 SESESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -152.76169, 67.35654
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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
Year of first production 1933

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Production statistics

  • Year 1933
    Description Troy Ounces Gold

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit REF. POINT IS AT CONFLUENCE OF METTENPHERG AND COLORADO CRS. PROSPECTS OCCUR ON COLORADO AND ON METTENPHERG CRS. WITHIN 3 MILES OF THE REFERENCE POINT. 7 OZ AU PRODUCED FROM COLORADO CREEK AS OF 1939. NO PRODUCTION RECORD OBTAINED FORMETTENPHERG CREEK.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-FEB-1988 Clm 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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