| Deposit ID | 10282460 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A010616 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0020950155 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lynx Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Discovery 1-6, Gladys, Jacobs, Phoenix, Snow Blind, Lynx Creek 1-2, Peggie, Nora, Moose, White, Alaska Securities Co., Discovery 1-10 |
| Related records | 10100569 |
| Point of reference | Claim |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -149.29509, 60.71013 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 270 |
| Location accuracy | 100(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kenai Peninsula(Borough)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Seward C-7(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Seward NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Seward(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic unit)
Kenai Peninsula(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Chugach National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seward | 007 N | 001 E | 09 | C N2SW | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Unknown |
| Claim (1) | -149.29509, 60.71013 |
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| Operation type | Placer |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Richard Onstott |
| ID | 5001374 |
| Home office | Alaska |
| Year | 1979 |
| Year | 1921 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 8,000 Yards Processed. 81 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 7,000 Yards Processed. 72 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1923 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 7,400 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1924 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 58 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1927 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 5,700 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1928 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4,600 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 23 Troy Ounces Silver | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1929 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 6,000 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1930 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4,100 Yards Processed. 82 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1932 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 350 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0020950155 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A010616 | MAS references MRDS |
| Mine Safety and Health Administration | MSHA | MSHA | 5001374 |
B277a pp. 9, 37, 40
B314h pp. 123-124
B379b p. 52
B520i pp. 141, 161
B587 pp. 207-208
B642c p. 55
BMB153 p. 34
B662b p. 44
B692i p. 176
B755a p. 29
B773a p. 38
B783a p. 12
B797a p. 17
B810a p. 23
B813a p. 26
B824a p. 30
B836a p. 30
B844A p. 30
B849I pp. 522, 527
B857A p. 28
B864A p. 32
B868A p. 33
B880A p. 37
B910A p. 43
MLA5-84 218 pp., (Locality P-61)
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-DEC-88 | Dwb | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.
| Status | Abandoned since 04/28/1981 |
|---|---|
| MSHA mine ID | 5001374 |
| Mine name (MSHA) | Lynx Creek |
| Current operator | United Mining & Mineral Exploration |
| Mine type | Surface (Metal / non-metal) |
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