Willow Creek Mill

Plant in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc
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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. 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. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10258250
MAS/MILS ID 0020850274
Record type Site
Current site name Willow Creek Mill

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Plant
Geographic coordinates: -149.40269, 61.76625 (WGS84)
Elevation 853
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Anchorage D-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Anchorage NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Anchorage(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 019 N 001 W 02 NE Alaska

Commodities

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

Nearby scientific data

Plant (1) -149.40269, 61.76625

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Enserch Exploartion, Inc.
    ID 5001442
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1985

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEE MAS 0020850061

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 05/22/1985
MSHA mine ID5001442
Mine name (MSHA)Willow Creek Mill
Current operatorEnserch Exploration Inc
Current controller (parent)Enserch Corp
Mine typeFacility (Metal / non-metal)

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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