Devils Canyon Occurrence

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Platinum
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. Mining district
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10185951
MAS/MILS ID 0020760083
Record type Site
Current site name Devils Canyon Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -149.23608, 62.80428 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 10(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Matanuska-Susitna(Borough)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Talkeetna Mountains D-5(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Susitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Knikatnu, Incorporated(ANCSA Village)

ANCSA Village NTVPIC(Type of land area)

NTVPIC(Federal land areas administered by NTVPIC)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Seward 031 N 001 E 03 NENESE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -149.23608, 62.80428

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Placer
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1988

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 31-89

  • Deposit

    USBM OFR 34-90

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit PLACER SAMPLE CONTAINED VISIBLE GOLD. ANALYSIS SHOWED 830 PPB GOLD AND 860 PPB PLATINUM. LOCATED ON ALASKA NATIVE LAND HOLDINGS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 20-SEP-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

Authoritative Alaska resources

These are landing pages for further research — the state agencies don't currently expose per-mine deep links.