| Deposit ID | 10000791 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | A011436 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Willow Creek |
| Alternate or previous names | Ahtell Cr |
| Geographic coordinates: | -143.96956, 62.73274 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | Best location: Richter, 1966, ADGGS GR21, Fig. 5: mine symbol on lower Ahtell Cr with no number; 2 miles above confluence with Slana River. Accurate within radius of 1000 ft |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Valdez-Cordova(Census area)
Alaska(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Nabesna C-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)
Nabesna NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Nabesna(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Copper River(hydrologic unit)
Copper River(hydrologic accounting unit)
South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)
Alaska(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| United States | Alaska |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| (1) | -143.96956, 62.73274 |
|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| District name | Chistochina |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | A011436 | |
| USGS | Alaska Resource Data File | ARDF | NB008 |
Mendenhall, W.C., and Schrader, F.C., 1903, The mineral resources of the Mount Wrangell District, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 15, 71 p.
Moffit, F.H., 1938, Geology of the Slana-Tok district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 904, 54 p.
Smith, P.S., 1941, Mineral industry of Alaska in 1939: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 926-A, p. 1-106.
Richter, D.H., 1966, Geology of the Slana district on south-central Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys Geological Report 2l, 36b p., 3 sheets, scale 1:63,360.
Moffit, F.H., 1938, Geology of the Slana-Tok district, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 904 54 p.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Model Name = Placer |
| Deposit | Other Comments = Total production probably very small. Also evidence of placer operation on Willow Creek, tributary to Ahtell Creek. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-JAN-1997 | Leonard, K.R. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 28-JAN-1997 | Elliott, R.L. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Reporter | 28-JAN-1997 | Richter, D.H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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