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Butte Creek Ultramafic

Occurrence in Alaska, United States with commodities Gold, PGE
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10112879
MAS/MILS ID 0020600159
Record type Site
Current site name Butte Creek Ultramafic

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -142.17945, 64.64256 (WGS84)
Elevation 1128
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Southeast Fairbanks(Census area)

Alaska(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Eagle C-3(quadrangle 1:63,360 scale)

Eagle NW(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Eagle C(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

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
Fairbanks 003 S 028 E 20 NWSWNW Alaska

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATED ON ALASKA NATIVE LANDS. NORTH FORK FORTYMILE RIVER DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
PGE Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -142.17945, 64.64256
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1973

Mining district

District name Forty Mile District

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    USBM FLD RPT (UNPUB.)

  • Deposit

    USGS CIRC 998, 62-66

  • Deposit

    USGS MAP I-922

  • Deposit

    USGS JOUR. RES. V2 #6, 657-669

  • Deposit

    USGS OF 73-140

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 12-JUL-1991 Djb U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site

Authoritative Alaska resources

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