Shovel 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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10111922
MRDS ID A015604
MAS/MILS ID 0020370006
Record type Site
Current site name Shovel Creek
Alternate or previous names June Creek, Avahyarook Creek
Related records 10097577

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -157.84918, 66.3759 (WGS84)
Elevation 305
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yukon-Koyukuk(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shungnak B-4(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Shungnak SE(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Shungnak C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Selawik Lake(hydrologic unit)

Kobuk-Selawik Rivers(hydrologic accounting unit)

Northwest(hydrologic subregion)

Alaska(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)

Geographic areas

Country State
United States Alaska

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Kateel River 011 N 005 E 05 SE Alaska

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -157.84918, 66.3759

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Comments on exploration

  • CLAIMS ACTIVE 1953-1960, 1973-1974. NO RECORD OF PRODUCTION.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Located Claim

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-AUG-1986 Dwb 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.