Lynx Creek

Past Producer in Alaska, United States with commodity Gold
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. Materials information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

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

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Claim
Geographic coordinates: -149.29509, 60.71013 (WGS84)
Elevation 270
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

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)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 007 N 001 E 09 C N2SW Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Claim (1) -149.29509, 60.71013

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 PLACER
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Secondary mode of Origin RESIDUAL CONCENT
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. NONE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 881220

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Richard Onstott
    ID 5001374
    Home office Alaska
    Year 1979

Comments on the ownership information

  • OWNER ADDRESS: RICHARD ONSTOTT P.O. BOX 3-613 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 OWNER-OPERATOR ADDRESS: UNITED MINING & MINERAL EXPLORATION CO.,RICHARD ONSTOTT 313 E. ST., SUITE 1 ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501

Production statistics

  • Year 1921
    Description 8,000 Yards Processed. 81 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2519.38g
  • Year 1922
    Description 7,000 Yards Processed. 72 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2239.45g
  • Year 1923
    Description 7,400 Yards Processed. 130 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4043.45g
  • Year 1924
    Description 58 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1804g
  • Year 1927
    Description 5,700 Yards Processed. 94 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2923.72g
  • Year 1928
    Description 4,600 Yards Processed. 58 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1804g
  • Year 1929
    Description 23 Troy Ounces Silver
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 715.38g
  • Year 1929
    Description 6,000 Yards Processed. 115 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3576.9g
  • Year 1930
    Description 4,100 Yards Processed. 82 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 2550.48g
  • Year 1932
    Description 350 Yards Processed. 29 Troy Ounces Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 902g

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-DEC-88 Dwb 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 04/28/1981
MSHA mine ID5001374
Mine name (MSHA)Lynx Creek
Current operatorUnited Mining & Mineral Exploration
Mine typeSurface (Metal / non-metal)

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