Cripple Cr

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodity Fluorine-Fluorite
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10282066
MAS/MILS ID 0020580120
Record type Site
Current site name Cripple Cr

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -147.98905, 64.83776 (WGS84)
Elevation 168
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

Fairbanks D-2(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Big Delta NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Fairbanks(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 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Fluorine-Fluorite Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -147.98905, 64.83776

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category State

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BM UNPB

Comments on the references

  • USBM MEMOS SEPTEMBER, 1963-OCTOBER, 1964; SEE BACKUP FILE.

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.

Current status (per MSHA)

StatusAbandoned since 10/01/2016
MSHA mine ID5001452
Mine name (MSHA)Cripple Creek Mine
Current operatorNorthwest Gold LLC
Current controller (parent)Cody K Dusenberry; Robert Knapp Jr
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

Inferred by coordinate + name similarity (1644 m, 0.87 match). Confirm against MSHA if precision matters — non-USGS-curated cross-references may occasionally point at a neighbouring mine.

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Authoritative Alaska resources

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