Unnamed (near Partin Creek)

Prospect in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, Molybdenum, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. General comments
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10003541
MRDS ID A106299
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed (near Partin Creek)
Alternate or previous names Unnamed

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -149.91281, 62.95957 (WGS84)
Relative position On Partin Creek 4 mi (6.4 km) N of N end of Lucy Lake; location accurate to within 1/2 mi (800 m) (Csejtey and Miller, 1978, loc. 2).

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-6(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

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

Talkeetna Mountains(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Chulitna River(hydrologic unit)

Susitna River(hydrologic accounting unit)

South Central Alaska(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Molybdenum Primary
Silver Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Silver Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) JTrct

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • Geologic Description = Lode claims in Mesozoic argillite.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic

Comments on exploration

  • Status = Inactive

Mining district

District name Valdez Creek

Comments on the workings information

  • Workings / Exploration = Type of workings: Surface (?).

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Comments on the references

  • Primary Reference = USBM, 1973

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit Other Comments = First report is USBM OFR 20-73, which provides few details; all subsequent reports cite that original report.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1996 Riehle, J. U.S. Geological Survey

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.